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Below breakdown, a diode's reverse current is limited by the:
AApplied reverse voltage
BMinority carrier concentration
CSize of the metal contacts
DBattery internal resistance
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Minority carrier concentration
Even a small reverse voltage sweeps all available minority carriers across, so their number sets the current.
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