and ‘however…’ statements. A zener diode is like a normal silicon diode, where a forward biased diode will pass current with a ~1 volt drop. When a zener diode is reversed biased ...

It also includes the symbol for a diode, showing the direction of conventional current flow when the diode is forward biased. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) When a positive voltage is applied ...