A half-wave rectifier built from a single diode
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Correct answer to question 142 (Electronics Information): passes only one half of each AC cycle to the load
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With only one diode, current can flow during just one half of the AC cycle, when the diode is forward biased, and is blocked during the other half, wasting that portion of the wave.
Updated: November 2026
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