For a half wave or full wave rectifier the Peak Inverse Voltage of the rectifier is always
(a) Greater than the input voltage
(b) Smaller than the input voltage
(c) Equal to the input voltage
(d) Greater than the input voltage for full wave rectifier and smaller for the half wave rectifier
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