Statement-I: To get a steady dc output from the pulsating voltage received from a full wave rectifier we can connect a capacitor across the output parallel to the load Rₗ. Statement-II : To get a steady dc output from the pulsating voltage received from a full wave rectifier we can connect an inductor in series with Rₗ. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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Statement-I: To get a steady dc output from the pulsating voltage received from a full wave rectifier we can connect a capacitor across the output parallel to the load Rₗ. Statement-II : To get a steady dc output from the pulsating voltage received from a full wave rectifier we can connect an inductor in series with Rₗ. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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G1 Physics · Accepted Answer

A shunt capacitor charges near waveform peaks and discharges through the load between peaks, smoothing the rectifier output. A series inductor opposes ripple-current changes and is also a smoothing element. Therefore both statements are true. Correct answer: D.