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Why is a freewheeling diode used in circuit?

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Advantages.

Step-by-step explanation:

The advantages of a freewheeling diode include the following. In a rectifier, it decreases the harmonics, sparking & arching across the switch so that it decreases the voltage spike within an inductive load.

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