Statement I: We can measure the potential barrier of a PN junction by putting a sensitive voltmeter across its terminals.Statement II: The current through the PN-junction is not same in forward and reversed bias.

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Both statements I and II are correct.

Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect

Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct

Both statements I and II are incorrect.

answer is D.

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We cannot measure the potential barrier of a PN -iunction by connecting a sensitive voltmeter across its terminals because in the depletion region, there are no free electrons and holes and in the absence of forward biasing, PN - junction offers infinite resistance'

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