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SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS

Physics
Inter Second Year
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Very Short Answer Questions
Q1. What happens to the width of the depletion layer in a p-n junction diode? When it is i) forward biased and ii)reverse biased?

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In forward bias the width of depletion layer of a diode decreases.

In reverse bias, the width of depletion layer of a diode increases