Will a diode permit current to flow in both directions?
Answer:
No, a diode is a "one-way street", if it flows in both direction, its busted
Only if it is bad. A diode's job is to allow curent to flow in one direction only. If it flows both ways, it's bad.
zener diodes will
The short (but not entirely accurate) answer to that question is "No, a diode will only permit current to flow in one direction."
However, ALL diodes will have some tiny amount of leakage current if they are subjected to a reverse bias voltage, which will mostly depend on the material they are made of and their doping.
Yes. But it will, if working properly, conduct much less one way than the other. There will be a bit of leakage current in the reverse direction due to thermal agitation of the electrons.
Conventional diode -no
Zener diode-yes
nope
As stated earlier, zener diodes, for one, will conduct in the reverse direction. The reverse "turn on" voltage is engineered for a specific device. Uses include electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, overvoltage protection, and voltage regulation.
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