For an SCR with turn-on time of 5 microsecond, an ideal trigger pulse should have 

 (a) short rise time with pulse width = 3 µsec (b) long rise time with pulse width = 6 µsec (c) short rise time with pulse width = 6 µsec (d) None of the above 

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Answer :

a

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