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Why a transistor cannot be used as a rectifier?

Why a transistor cannot be used as a rectifier?

Since only emitter-base portion or collector-base portion has to be used to use transistor as a rectifier. As base is thin and lightly doped, either of the two portions will not work as a p-n junction. Hence a transistor cannot be used as a rectifier.


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