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

A

drift in forward bias, diffusion in reverse bias

B

diffusion in forward bias in reverse bias

C

diffusion in both forward and reverse bias

D

drift in both forward and reverse bias

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