Zener diodes are designed to operate in the reverse breakdown region, maintaining a constant output voltage across a load. Features include:
• Reverse breakdown voltage: The voltage at which the diode allows significant reverse current without damage.
• Voltage regulation: Zener diodes are widely used in power supplies to stabilize output voltage.
• Protection: They safeguard sensitive components from voltage surges.
This makes Zener diodes indispensable in voltage-regulation circuits.
| List-I | List-II |
| (A) XeF2 | (iii) Linear |
| (B) BF3 | (i) Trigonal Planar |
| (C) XeF4 | (ii) Distorted Octahedral |
| (D) SF6 | (iv) Regular Octahedral |
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| (A) Linus Pauling | (iii) Electronegativity |
| (B) Albert Einstein | (ii) Photoelectric effect |
| (C) Ernest Rutherford | (i) Alpha particle scattering experiment |
| (D) Max Planck | (iv) Black body radiations |
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| (A) Lyman | (i) n = 2, 3, 4, ... |
| (B) Balmer | (ii) n = 3, 4, 5, ... |
| (C) Paschen | (iii) n = 4, 5, 6, ... |
| (D) Bracket | (iv) n = 5, 6, 7, ... |