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A p-n junction diode is reverse biased with a voltage of \(8 \mathrm{~V}\). If the resistance of the diode is \(4 \times 10^7 \Omega\), then the reverse saturation current is

  1. A \(32 \mu \mathrm{A}\)
  2. B \(2 \mu \mathrm{A}\)
  3. C \(0.2 \mu \mathrm{A}\)
  4. D \(0.5 \mu \mathrm{A}\)
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(C) \(0.2 \mu \mathrm{A}\)

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Saturation current \[ \begin{aligned} & \mathrm{I}=\frac{\mathrm{v}(\text { reverse biased voltage })}{\text { diode resistance }} \\ & =\frac{8}{4 \times 10^7}=0.2 \mu \mathrm{A} \end{aligned} \]
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