Zener breakdown takes place if:

Doped impurity is low

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Doped impurity is high

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Less impurity in N-part

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Less impurity in P-type

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Solution

The correct option is B Doped impurity is high
Zener breakdown occurs due to heavily doped diodes.In this process electrons crosses the barrier from
the valence band of the p-type to the conduction band of the lightly filled n-type material.

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