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Q.If the applied frequency in a p-n junction diode is 50 Hz, the output frequencies in a half wave and a full wave rectification process will be
(a) 25 Hz, 50 Hz
(b) 50 Hz, 50 Hz
(c) 50 Hz, 100 Hz
(d) 25 Hz, 100 Hz
West Bengal WbchseWest Bengal HS (WBCHSE) Board 2022MCQ· 1mImportance★★★★★
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →A half-wave rectifier outputs one pulse per input cycle (same frequency); a full-wave rectifier outputs two pulses per cycle (double frequency).
Half-wave rectification: only one half-cycle (say, the positive half) of every input cycle is allowed through the diode; the output waveform therefore repeats once every input cycle, so the output ripple frequency equals the input frequency: Hz.
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