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The circuit shown below contains two ideal diodes, each with a forward resistance of 50 . If the battery voltage is 6 V, the current through the 100 resistance (in Amperes) is : 

- A0.027
- B0.030
- C0.036
- D0.020
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Correct answer: D
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Interpret the diode model
Each ideal diode has:
- zero resistance in reverse bias branch (open circuit),
- forward resistance when conducting.
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Identify which diodes conduct
From the given circuit, only one diode becomes forward biased in the conducting path with the resistor, while the other diode is reverse biased and does not conduct.
So the effective series resistance in the active loop is:
where:
- is the given resistor,
- is the forward resistance of the conducting diode,
- is the other series resistor in the loop.
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Apply Ohm's law
Battery voltage is , hence the circuit current is:
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Current through the resistor
Since the resistor lies in the same series conducting loop, the current through it is the same:
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Option matching
corresponds to Option D.
Comparison with stored answer: Stored correct answer is D, which matches the derived result.
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