P-N Junction Diode and its applications: Practice Problem & Solution

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Assertion (A) is false; photodiodes rely on \(p-n\) junction semiconductor physics, while photocells (e.g., photoemissive cells) often rely on the photoelectric effect. Reason (R) is also false as their biasing circuits differ significantly (e.g., photodiode often reverse biased, photocell can be forward biased or unbiased).