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A light emitting diode (LED) is fabricated using GaAs semiconducting material whose band gap is $1.42 \mathrm{eV}$. The wavelength of light emitted from the LED is :
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Options:
  • A $1400 \mathrm{~nm}$
  • B $650 \mathrm{~nm}$
  • C $875 \mathrm{~nm}$
  • D $1243 \mathrm{~nm}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $875 \mathrm{~nm}$
$\lambda=\frac{1240}{1.42}=875 \mathrm{~nm}$ (Approx)

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