Statement I: The current flowing through a p-n junction is more in...

Statement I: The current flowing through a p-n junction is more in forward bias than that in the reverse bias. Statement II: The diffusion current, dominant in forward bias, is more than the drift current, dominant in the reverse bias.

Options

AIf statement I is true and statement II is true and also if the statement II is a correct explanation of statement I
BIf statement I is true and statement II is true but the statement II is a not a correct explanation of statement I
CIf statement I is true but the statement II is false
DIf statement I is false but statement II is true

Correct answer

A. If statement I is true and statement II is true and also if the statement II is a correct explanation of statement I

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