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Consider a p-n junction diode having the characterstic `i=i_0(e^eV//kT-1)`where `i_0=20(mu)A`.The diode is oprated at T=300K.(a)Find the current through the diode when a voltage of 300 mV is applied across it in forward bias, (b)At what voltage does the current double?

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