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For a diode the transition capacitance was 10pF. The depletion width changed from 1µm to 10 µm. All other conditions remain unchanged. The new diode capacitance is __________(a) 5pF(b) 1.414pF(c) 1pF(d) 10pFThis question was posed to me in my homework.This interesting question is from Transition Capacitance topic in chapter Diode Circuit of Analog Circuits

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Right CHOICE is (c) 1pF

Easy explanation: The equation of TRANSITION capacitance = ƸA/W

Where Ƹ = permittivity of the MATERIAL of diode, W = depletion WIDTH

A = AREA of cross section

Since depletion width increased 10 times and all other quantities are the same, the capacitance decrease by 10 times.



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