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KCET · Physics · Semiconductors

Depletion region in an unbiased semiconductor diode is a region consisting of

  1. A both free electrons and holes
  2. B neither free electrons nor holes
  3. C only free electrons
  4. D only holes
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(B) neither free electrons nor holes

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Depletion region in an unbiased semiconductor diode is a region consisting of immobile ions only. i.e. In depletion region, neither free elements nor holes exist.