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MHT CET20239 May 2023Evening ShiftPhysicsSemiconductorsActual

In the reverse biasing of a p-n junction diode

Options

  1. Athe width of the depletion layer decreases.
  2. Bthe width of the depletion layer increases.
  3. Cthe number of minority charge carriers increase.
  4. Dthe number of majority charge carriers increase.

Correct answer

B. the width of the depletion layer increases.

Step-by-step solution

Std.11 | Ch-14 | Subtopic-14.6

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