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How is the simplest kind of rectification, half-wave rectification, achieved?

Correct answer C. Suppressing half wave of A.C supply by using diode

Explanation

A diode conducts in only one direction, so it passes one half of each AC cycle and blocks the other, giving a pulsating one-way output.

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