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Graph showing the variation of current versus voltage for a material Ga As (a semiconductor) is shown in the Fig. Identify the region of (i) negative resistance, (ii) where Ohm's law is obeyed.

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(i) The resistance of material is negative in the region BC. (ii) The material obeys Ohm.s law with in the region OA.
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