The incorrect statement about the property of a Zener diode is :
- p and n regions of Zener diode are heavily doped
- Zener voltage remains constant at breakdown
- It is designed to operate under reverse bias
- Depletion region formed is very wide
Answer
(4) Depletion region formed is very wide
Solution
As per NCERT, a Zener diode is fabricated by heavily doping both p- and n-sides of the junction.
Heavy doping makes the depletion region very thin (< 10-6 m), so the electric field across it is very high even for a small reverse bias.
It works in the reverse breakdown region, where the voltage across it stays constant (Zener voltage) — hence its use as a voltage regulator.
The statement "Depletion region formed is very wide" is incorrect.
Answer: (4)