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प्रश्न
During the formation of a p-n junction ______.
पर्याय
diffusion current keeps increasing.
drift current remains constant.
both the diffusion current and drift current remain constant.
diffusion current remains almost constant but the drift current increases till both currents become equal.
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उत्तर
During the formation of a p-n junction diffusion current remains almost constant but the drift current increases till both currents become equal.
संबंधित प्रश्न
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