MHT CET Physics question

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zener breakdown occurs

(A)mostly in intrinsic semiconductors
(B)due to rupture of co-volent bondsCorrect
(C)in lightly doped junctions
(D)due to thermally generated majority carriers

Answer: (B)

Solution

In Zener breakdown the very strong electric field across the thin depletion layer of a heavily doped junction pulls electrons directly out of the covalent bonds

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