electron-hole pairs in a PN-junction of a solar cell form a current when light is shined on the material because a(n) ______________ is formed across the junction. (Fill in the blank.) Question 12 options: current magnetic field thermal gradient electric field

electron-hole pairs in a PN-junction of a solar cell form a current when light is shined on the material because a(n) ______________ is formed across the junction. (Fill in the blank.) Question 12 options: current magnetic field thermal gradient electric field

Modern Physics

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Chapter12: The Solid State

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 21P

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The electron-hole pairs in a PN-junction of a solar cell form a current when light is shined on the material because a(n) ______________ is formed across the junction. (Fill in the blank.)

Question 12 options:

	current
	magnetic field
	thermal gradient
	electric field

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