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  4. Consider the following statements (A) and (B) and identify the correct answer. (A) A zener diode is connected in reverse bias, when used as a voltage regulator. (B) The potential barrier of p-n junction lies between 0.1 V to 0.3 V.

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Q. Consider the following statements (A) and (B) and identify the correct answer.
(A) A zener diode is connected in reverse bias, when used as a voltage regulator.
(B) The potential barrier of p-n junction lies between $0.1\, V$ to $0.3\, V$.

NEETNEET 2021Semiconductor Electronics: Materials Devices and Simple Circuits

Solution:

When Zener diode is forward biased, it behaves like ordinary diode and when reverse biased, it will be a voltage stabilizer. Also, at room temperature, the voltage across the depletion layer for silicon is about 0.6−0.7V and for germanium is about 0.3−0.35V Hence, statement A is correct but statement B is wrong.