Semiconductor Physics – 109

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109. Reverse breakdown is a condition in which a diode

(a) is subjected to a large reverse voltage.
(b) is reverse-biased and there is a small leakage current.
(c) has no current flowing at all.
(d) is heated up by large amounts of current in the forward direction.

Answer
Answer : (a)
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