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T6B09
What are the names for the electrodes of a diode?
Pick an answer to check it.
Answer: C. Anode and cathode
The two leads of a diode are the anode and the cathode. Conventional current flows into the anode and out of the cathode when the diode conducts. Source and drain belong to a FET, not a diode.
Tip: Diode leads: anode in, cathode out.