BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2008

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    A light emitting diode (LED) has a voltage drop of 2 V across it and passes a current of 10 mA.  When it operates with a 6 V battery through a limiting resistor R, the value of R is

    A) \[40\,k\Omega \]                            

    B)  \[4\,k\Omega \]

    C)  \[200\,\Omega \]           

    D)         \[400\,\Omega \]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The term LED is abbreviated as Light Emitting Diode. It is forward-biased p-n junction which emits spontaneous radiation. Current in the circuit \[=10\text{ }mA=10\times {{10}^{-3}}\text{ }A\]and voltage in the circuit \[\text{= }6-2=4\text{ }V\] From Ohms law, \[V=IR\]                               \[\therefore \]  \[R=\frac{V}{I}=\frac{4}{10\times {{10}^{-3}}}=400\,\Omega \]


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