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Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices And Simple Circuits

Question
CBSEENPH12040146

In a p-n junction diode, change in temperature due to heating

  • Affects only reverse resistance

  • Affects only forward resistance

  • Affects the overall V - I characteristics of p-n junction

  • Does not affect resistance of p-n junction

Solution

C.

Affects the overall V - I characteristics of p-n junction

On heating, a number of electron-hole pairs increases, so overall resistance of diode will change.

Hence, forward biasing and reversed biasing both are changed.