Build a circuit · Physics
Diode
What it is for
Lets current flow one way only; it can turn a.c. into d.c.
Mistake to avoid Putting it in backwards without noticing: in reverse almost no current flows, so the circuit seems broken.
Drawn in ink: the site's lab kit has no model of it yet, so the one at school may look a little different.
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