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The dominant mechanism 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, drift in reverse bias

C

Diffusion in both forward and reverse bias

D

Drift in both forward and reverse bias

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