The leads of a multimeter are across a diode in the following manner. Red lead connects to the end of the diode with marking band and the black lead connects on other end. What does a reading of -0.6 volts indicate?

• A. forward bias, leads connected with proper polarity
• B. reverse bias, leads connected with proper polarity
• C. forward bias, leads connected with reverse polarity
• D. reverse bias, leads connected with reverse polarity