13(a)], it is said to be forward biased The applied voltage mostly drops across the depletion region and the
voltage drop across the p-side and n-side of the junction is negligible (This is because the resistance of the depletion region – a region where
there are no charges – is very high compared to the resistance of  n-side
and p-side ) The direction of the applied voltage (V ) is opposite to the
FIGURE 14