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A LED emits visible white light when its ______ - Physics

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A LED emits visible white light when its ______  

Options

  • junction is reversed-biased.

  • depletion layer widens.

  • holes and electrons recombine.

  • junction becomes hot.

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Solution

A LED emits visible white light when its holes and electrons recombine.

Explanation:

LED is a semi-conductor source of light which emits light when current flows through it. When electrons in semiconductors recombine with electron holes, releasing energy, in the form of photons.

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