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A combination of p-type and N-type substance give rise to:

Correct answer: A. P-N junction

  • A. P-N junction
  • B. N-N-junction
  • C. P-P junction
  • D. None of the above

Explanation

When P-type and N-type come into contact, carriers, which are holes and free electrons, are attracted to each other, recombine at the junction of P-type and N-type, and disappear. Because there are no carriers near the junction, it is called a depletion layer, and it becomes the same state as an insulator.A PN junction hence forms.

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