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Photodiodes, LEDs and solar cells are together called:
AOptoelectronic devices
BDigital logic gates
CFull-wave rectifiers
DVacuum tube valves
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Optoelectronic devices
1. In these diodes carriers are made by photons.
2. Light and electricity are linked.
3. They are optoelectronic devices.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Physics Part II, Chapter 14, Semiconductor Electronics._
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