A semiconducting device is connected in ...

A semiconducting device is connected in a series circuit with a battery and a resistance.A current is found to pass through the circuit .If the polarity of the battery is reversed, the current drops to almost zero.The device may be

A p-type semi-conductor

An intrinsic semi-conductor

A p-n junction

An n-type semi-conductor

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