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Q. For the circuit shown below, the current (in $mA$ ) through the Zener diode is

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NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Semiconductor Electronics: Materials Devices and Simple Circuits

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Current through $5k\Omega $
$i_{1}=\frac{70}{5000}=14mA$
Current through $10k\Omega $
$i_{L}=\frac{50}{10 , \, 000}=5mA$
Current through Zennor diode $I=9mA$