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The dominant mechanisms for motion of charge carriers in forward and reverse biased silicon P-N juntions are-

A

drift in forward bias diffusion in reverse

B

diffusion in forward bias and drift in reverse bias.

C

diffusion in both forward and reverse bias

D

drift in both forward and reverse bias

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