Final Exam Flashcards

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where did the term photovoltaic come from

A

greek word with phos meaning light and voltaic meaning electric from the name of the Italian physicist Volta

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what is the photovoltaic effect

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light is made of packets of energy called photons which depend on frequency or color for energy

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