Zener diodes with breakdown voltages greater than 5 V can be considered as

avalanche breakdown

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zener breakdown

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schottky breakdown

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A avalanche breakdown
Avalanche breakdown occurs in zener diodes with zener voltage ( $V_{Z}$ ) greater than 5.6 Volts. Zener breakdown occurs at low reverse voltage i.e. below (5.6 V) whereas avalanche breakdown occurs at high reverse voltage.

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