Depletion region of a junction is formed _________ (a) during the manufacturing process (b) under forward bias (c) under reverse bias (d) when temperature varies

Depletion region of a junction is formed _________
(a) during the manufacturing process (b) under forward bias
(c) under reverse bias (d) when temperature varies
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(a) during the manufacturing process
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