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प्रश्न
What is a solar cell?
उत्तर
It is a semiconductor device used to convert photons of solar light into electricity. It generates emf when solar radiation falls on the p-n junction. A p-type silicon wafer of about 300 μm is taken over which a thin layer of n-type silicon is grown on one side by the diffusion process.
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