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14 7  APPLICATION OF JUNCTION DIODE AS A RECTIFIER
From the V-I characteristic of a junction diode we see that it allows current
to pass only when it is forward biased So if an alternating voltage is
applied across a diode the current flows only in that part of the cycle
when the diode is forward biased This property
is used to rectify alternating voltages and the
circuit used for this purpose is called a rectifier