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Question
During the formation of a p-n junction ______.
Options
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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Solution
During the formation of a p-n junction diffusion current remains almost constant but the drift current increases till both currents become equal.
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