Consider the following statements 
and 
and identify the correct answer :
A. For a solar-cell, the I-V characteristics lies in the IV quadrant of the given graph.
B. In a reverse bia ş ed pn junction diode, the current measured in 
, is due to majority charge carriers.
and 
are incorrect.
is correct but 
is incorrect.
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The 
characteristics of solar cell is drawn in the fourth quadrant of the coordinate axes. This is because a solar cell does not draw current but supplies the same to the load. In reverse bias condition, the positive terminal is connected to the n-type and the negative terminal is connected to the 
-type. Hence, majority charge carriers are swept into terminals and minority charge carriers are repelled by the terminals. Thus, a very small drift current flows through the diode due to minority charge carriers of both 
-side and 
-side.
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