Combined Science GCSE
Forward bias
What Forward bias means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Forward bias
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Reference: AQA
The connection in which conventional current flows easily from the anode to the cathode, so the diode conducts and its resistance is low.
Topics that use Forward bias
- Resistors (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Charge carriers in semiconductors
- Circuit construction and diagrams
- Circuit design for valid measurement
- Current–potential difference characteristics
- Diode
- Experimental measurement and error
- Filament lamp
- Light-dependent resistance
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