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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

In forward bias and in reverse bias, respectively, the width of the depletion layer of a p-n junction

  1. A decreases; increases
  2. B increases; decreases
  3. C decreases; decreases
  4. D increases; increases
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(A) decreases; increases

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In forward bias, the width of the depletion layer decreases as charge carriers are pushed toward the junction. In reverse bias, the width increases as carriers are pulled away. Therefore, the correct option is A.