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Why can a semiconductor diode be used as a rectifier?

Correct answer B. It has low resistance to the current flow when forward biased & high resistance when reverse biased.

Explanation

A diode conducts easily in one direction only: forward bias gives low resistance and reverse bias very high resistance, so alternating current becomes one-way current.

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