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What happens to the depletion region of a p-n junction ?

A

Decreases if reverse biased

B

Increases if reverse biased

C

Increases if forward biased

D

Remains the same in reverse and forward biasing

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B
If a p-n junction is reverse biased, the depletion region increases.
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