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Which specially designed semiconductor diodes are used as fast counters in electronic circuits?

Correct answer B. Photo diodes

Explanation

A photodiode responds almost instantly to changes in light falling on its reverse-biased junction, so it can count objects interrupting a light beam at high speed.

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