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A Zener diode

A

It works as a voltage regulator in reverse bias and behaves like simple pn junction diode in forward bias

B

It works as a voltage regulator in both forward and reverse bias

C

It works as a voltage regulator only in forward bias

D

It works as a voltage regulator in forward bias and behaves like simple pn junction diode in reverse bias.

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