Sign In

Questions & Answers

CBSE Physics Grade 12 Solar Cell

Last updated date: 21st Nov 2023 • Total views: 286.7k • View

Answer NCERT Solutions CBSE

(a) What is a solar cell? Draw the

labelled diagram of a solar cell.
(b) Name the semiconductor
material which is usually used for
making solar cells.
(c) Write the uses of solar cells.

Answer Veri!ed

286.7k+ views 5 likes

Hint : Solar cells are used in solar panels

because of their capability to convert solar
energy into electrical energy. Di"erent
semiconductor materials that have capacity
of absorbing radiation from the sun and
then using the properties of doped
semiconductors converts it into electricity.

Complete step by step answer

(a) A solar cell is an electrical device that
converts the energy of light directly into
electricity by the photovoltaic e"ect that is
exhibited by semiconductors. Individual
solar cell devices can be combined to form
solar panels which are commonly used for
commercial and residential purposes to
convert solar energy into electrical energy.
Incominglight Conductingmetalstrip

Anti-reflective
coating

n-typesemiconductor
Load
p-typesemiconductor

+holes
•electrons

(b) Solar panels are made up of silicon which

is a semiconductor. Two types of
semiconductors are used in solar cells – n-
type and p-type semiconductors. The
bottom layer in the image is doped so it has
few electrons and more holes. It's called p-
type semiconductor silicon. The top layer is
doped the opposite way, that is it has
slightly more electrons which are also
known as the n-type semiconductor silicon.
(c) A few uses of solar cells are,
- Solar cells are very useful in powering
space machines such as satellites and
telescopes. They provide a very economical
and reliable way of powering instruments
that would otherwise need expensive and
weight heavy fuel liquid or gaseous fuel
sources.
-Solar cells are also used in commercial and
residential buildings recently to lower the
demands of electricity produced from coal
and petroleum so that less pollution is done
and we have alternate sources that are
sustainable sources of energy.

Note
While solar energy is very bene!cial, it has a

low e#ciency generally around 20% which

means it converts only 20% of the solar

light it receives from the sun. Recently

discovered newer semiconductors other
than silicon have higher e#ciency however
they are still too expensive for viable
commercial purposes.

LIVE Masterclass

LIVE 51 LIVE 51

Started at 8:15 pm Started at

Economic Studies Physics

Learn in detail about the 5 year NEET Q

Economic Goals Electro
By Mansi Tokla By Gagan

Join Now

Join Vedantu's Telegram

Channel
Get exclusive access to Vedantu founders for
thier expert insights, tips & Study Material to ace
your exams.

Join Now

Book your Free Demo session

Get a flavour of LIVE classes here at Vedantu

Book a free demo

Vedantu Improvement Promise

We promise improvement in marks or
get your fees back. T&C Apply*

Latest Vedantu courses for you

Grade 6 | CBSE | SCHOOL | English

CBSE (2023-24)

Academic year 2023-24 ENGLISH

Unlimited access till !nal school exam

School Full course for CBSE students

Maths English Science

₹38,500 (9% O")

₹35,000 per year

EMI starts from ₹2,916.67 per month

Select and buy

Recently Updated Pages

Why should electric !eld lines never

cross each other class 12 physics CBSE

An electrostatic !eld line is a

continuous curve That class 12 physics
CBSE

What are the measures one has to take

to prevent contracting class 12 biology
CBSE

Trending doubts

Fill the blanks with the suitable

prepositions 1 The class 9 english CBSE

Di"erence Between Plant Cell and

Animal Cell

Give 10 examples for herbs , shrubs ,

climbers , creepers

REPEATERS COURSE FOR NEET 2022 - 23

NEET Repeater 2023 - Aakrosh 1 Year

Course

Study material

NCERT

NCERT
NCERT Solutions for
NCERT Solutions Class 12 Business
Studies
NCERT Solutions for
Class 12 NCERT Solutions for
Class 12 Economics
NCERT Solutions for
Class 12 Maths NCERT Solutions for
Class 12 Accountancy
NCERT Solutions for
Class 12 Physics NCERT Solutions for
Class 12 English
NCERT Solutions for
Class 12 Chemistry NCERT Solutions for
Class 12 Hindi
NCERT Solutions for
Class 12 Biology

NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Business

Class 11 Studies

NCERT Solutions for NCERT Solutions for

Class 11 Maths Class 11 Economics

NCERT Solutions for NCERT Solutions for

Class 11 Physics Class 11 Accountancy

NCERT Solutions for NCERT Solutions for

Class 11 Chemistry Class 11 English

NCERT Solutions for NCERT Solutions for

Class 11 Biology Class 11 Hindi

NCERT Solutions for

NCERT Solutions for NCERT Solutions for

Class 10 Class 9

NCERT Solutions for NCERT Solutions for

Class 10 Maths Class 9 Maths

NCERT Solutions for NCERT Solutions for

Class 10 Science Class 9 Science

NCERT Solutions for NCERT Solutions for

Class 10 English Class 9 English

NCERT Solutions for NCERT Solutions for

Class 10 Social Science Class 9 Social Science

NCERT Solutions for NCERT Solutions for

Class 10 Hindi Class 9 Hindi

NCERT Solutions for

NCERT Solutions for
Class 8
Class 8 Hindi
NCERT Solutions for
NCERT Books
Class 8 Maths
NCERT Books Class 12
NCERT Solutions for
Class 8 Science NCERT Books Class 11

NCERT Solutions for NCERT Books Class 10

Class 8 English
NCERT Books Class 9
NCERT Solutions for
NCERT Books Class 8
Class 8 Social Science

Reference book solutions

Reference Book Solutions

Solutions
Lakhmir Singh Solutions
HC Verma Solutions
DK Goel Solutions
RD Sharma Solutions
TS Grewal Solutions
RS Aggarwal Solutions
Sandeep Garg
NCERT Exemplar

Competitive Exams

Competitive Exams Olympiad Preparation

JEE Main NDA

JEE Advanced KVPY

NEET NTSE

CBSE

CBSE Question Papers Class

12
CBSE Syllabus
CBSE Previous Year
CBSE Sample Paper
Question Papers Class
CBSE Worksheets 10

CBSE Important CBSE Important

Questions Formulas

CBSE Previous Year

ICSE

ICSE
ICSE Class 9 Solutions
ICSE Solutions
ICSE Class 8 Solutions
ICSE Class 10 Solutions

State boards

State Boards
MP Board
AP Board
Rajasthan Board
Bihar Board
Telangana Board
Gujarat Board
TN Board
Karnataka Board
UP Board
Kerala Board
WB Board
Maharashtra Board

Free Study Material

Free Study Material Materials

Previous Year Question NEET Study Materials

Papers
Olympiad Study
Sample Papers Materials

JEE Main Study Kids Learning

Materials
Ask Questions
JEE Advanced Study

Important Subjects

Physics English

Biology Commerce

Chemistry Geography

Maths Civics

Revision Notes

Revision Notes CBSE Class 10 Notes

CBSE Class 12 Notes CBSE Class 9 Notes

CBSE Class 11 Notes CBSE Class 8 Notes

JEE MAIN

JEE Main JEE Main Syllabus

JEE Main Important JEE Main Physics

Questions Syllabus

JEE Main Important JEE Main Mathematics

Chapters Syllabus

JEE Main Notes JEE Main Chemistry

Syllabus
JEE Main Formulas
JEE Main Previous Year
JEE Main Difference
Question Paper
between

JEE ADVANCED

JEE Advanced JEE Advanced Syllabus

JEE Advanced JEE Advanced Physics

Important Questions Syllabus

JEE Advanced JEE Advanced

Important Chapters Mathematics Syllabus

JEE Advanced Notes JEE Advanced

Chemistry Syllabus
JEE Advanced Formulas
JEE Advanced Previous
JEE Advanced
Year Question Paper
Difference between

NEET

NEET
NEET Syllabus
NEET Important
NEET Physics Syllabus
Questions
NEET Chemistry
NEET Important
Syllabus
Chapters
NEET Biology Syllabus
NEET Notes
NEET Previous Year
NEET Diagrams
Question Paper
NEET Difference
between

© 2023.Vedantu.com. All rights reserved

Privacy policy Terms and conditions

FREE course demo from our

Book Demo
academic counsellors
• •