Navigate

When a p-n junction is reverse biased, then the current through the junction

When a p-n junction is reverse biased, then the current through the junction is mainly due to

Options

(a) Only diffusion of charges
(b) Only drift of charges
(c) Both drift and diffusion of charges
(d) Neither drift nor diffusion of charges

Correct Answer:

Only drift of charges

Explanation:

When the p-n junction is reverse biased, then the current across the junction is mainly due to drifting of minority carriers.

MP2013
admin:

Related Questions

  1. A particle moves in a circle of radius 5 cm with constant speed and time period
  2. The dimensions of mobility of charge carriers are
  3. A mass of 2.0 kg is put on a flat plan attached to a vertical spring fixed on the ground
  4. A hollow sphere of charge does not produce an electric field at any
  5. In cyclotron, for a given magnet, radius of the semicircle traced by positive ion