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diode will conduct electrons only in one direction
(forward bias).
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A small forward potential difference is needed to
turn the diode on.
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a diode can bec used to produce direct current
from the alternating current leaving a transformer (rectification).
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Recognise the AC and rectified (pulsed DC)
waveforms.
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a capacitor can be used to store a charge during the
non-conducting part of the cycle to provide a smoothing effect, and hence
smooth DC.
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Be able to recognise the waveform of smoothing
effect.
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a light emitting diode (LED) is made from a material
that will produce light when passing a suitable direct current.
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a variable capacitance diode behaves like a capacitor
and that the capacitance can be varied by changing the applied potential
difference.
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a transistor (npn) can be used as an amplifier.
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a small base current on the transistor will control
a larger collector current and that this is the basis of amplification.
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if the base current is large enough, the transistor
behaves as a switch such that the current in the collector can be turned
on and off.
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a transistor can be used as an oscillator to generate
audio and radio frequencies.
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distinguish between a crystal oscillator and a variable
frequency oscillator (VFO) based on a tuned circuit.
