A silicon diode is operating at 25°C with a forward bias of 0.6 V and a current of 0.5 A. If the current is held constant at 0.5 A and the temperature of the device is raised to 75° C, the voltage across the diode is likely to be

• A. 0.49 V
• B. 0.60 V
• C. 0.66 V
• D. 0.75 V