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Question
How does a light emitting diode (LED) work? Give two advantages of LED’s over the conventional incandescent lamps.
Solution
When we apply sufficient voltage to LED, electron move across the junction into the p-region and get attracted to the holes there. Thus, electrons and holes recombine. During each recombination, electric potential energy is converted into electromagnetic energy and a photon of light with a characteristic frequency is emitted, this is how LED works.
Advantage of LEDs over incandescent lamps
(1) Since LEDs do not have a filament that can burn out, they last longer.
(2) They do not get hot during use.
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