NEET Physics Question - Semiconductor Physics - P-N Junction Diode and its applications

Assertion (A): In a N-type semiconductor, the number of holes get reduced.

Reason (R): Rate of recombination of holes would increase due to the increase in the number of electrons

Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)

Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Assertion (A) is true; in an N-type semiconductor, donor doping increases electron concentration, which, by mass action law (\(np=n_i^2\)), reduces the equilibrium hole concentration. Reason (R) is true; the increased number of electrons in an N-type semiconductor leads to a higher rate of recombination with the minority holes. (R) correctly explains (A) as this increased recombination helps establish and maintain the lower equilibrium hole concentration.

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