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A reverse biased diode is...

A reverse biased diode is

A

no current flows

B

the depietion region is reduced

C

the height of the potential barrie is reducce

D

the higher of the pontential barrier is reduced.

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B
In reverse biased, the depletion region of p-n diode is increases.
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