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Q26MHT CET 2024 · 9 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Special Purpose Diodes

In the working of photodiode, the reverse current depends on

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Answer: (b)

  1. Light creates electron-hole pairs near the junction, raising minority carrier concentration.
  2. Reverse current is carried by minority carriers, so it depends on their concentration.
  3. So the answer is (b) concentration of minority carriers.
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