Q. A d.c. battery of volt is connected to a series combination of a resistor and an ideal diode as shown in the figure below. The potential difference across will be Physics Question Image

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Solution:

In forward biasing, the diode conducts. For ideal junction diode, the forward resistance is zero; therefore, entire applied voltage occurs across external resistance i.e., there occur no potential drop, but potential across is in forward biased.