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In a semiconductor diode, the reverse biased current is due to drift of the free electrons and holes caused by
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Options:
  • A thermal expansion only
  • B impurity atoms only
  • C Both (a) and (b)
  • D Neither (a) nor (b)
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The correct answer is: Both (a) and (b)
In a semiconductor diode, the reverse biased current is due to drift of the free electrons and holes which are produced by thermal expansion, impurity atoms etc.

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