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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding a Zener diode?
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- 1The sharp breakdown in a Zener diode at low voltages is due to the tunneling mechanism.
- 2Zener diodes are primarily used in voltage regulation applications.
- 3The probability of quantum tunneling increases as the width of the depletion layer is increased.✓
- 4A Zener diode is a heavily doped p-n junction diode.
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The probability of quantum tunneling increases as the width of the depletion layer is increased.
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