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When a semiconductor device is connected in series with a battery and a resistance a current is found to flow in the circuit. If however the polarity of the battery is reversed practically no current flows in the circuit. The device may be

A

a p-type semiconductor

B

a n-type semiconductor

C

an intrinsic semiconductor

D

a p-n junction

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The correct Answer is:
D
This is the only property of p-n junction diode.
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