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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

In a p-n junction under equilibrium:

  1. A Diffusion current dominates
  2. B Drift current dominates
  3. C No net current flows
  4. D Depending upon the semiconductor either diffusion current or drift current dominates.
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(C) No net current flows

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At equilibrium, the diffusion current (caused by concentration differences) and the drift current (caused by the internal electric field) are equal and opposite. Because they perfectly cancel each other out, the net current is zero. C) No net current flows