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    Physics Investigatory Project On LDR

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    A photoresistor, or light-dependent resistor (LDR), is a component that decreases resistance with increasing light intensity. It can be used in light-sensitive detector circuits and light-activated switching circuits. The document discusses how LDR resistance decreases when light exceeds a certain frequency, allowing electrons to conduct electricity. It then outlines applications of LDR including automatically switching off street lights during the day to save power and acting as a burglar alarm.

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    A photoresistor, or light-dependent resistor (LDR), is a component that decreases resistance with increasing light intensity. It can be used in light-sensitive detector circuits and light-activated switching circuits. The document discusses how LDR resistance decreases when light exceeds a certain frequency, allowing electrons to conduct electricity. It then outlines applications of LDR including automatically switching off street lights during the day to save power and acting as a burglar alarm.

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    A photoresistor, or light-dependent resistor (LDR), is a component that decreases resistance with increasing light intensity. It can be used in light-sensitive detector circuits and light-activated switching circuits. The document discusses how LDR resistance decreases when light exceeds a certain frequency, allowing electrons to conduct electricity. It then outlines applications of LDR including automatically switching off street lights during the day to save power and acting as a burglar alarm.

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    APPLICATION OF LDR

    •LDR can be made to act as light


    sensor to switch off street lights
    in day time automatically to
    save power.
    • LDR can be made to act as
    burglar alaram in homes and
    other shops.
    •LDR is used In many sensors
    like fire sensor etc.
    In the dark, a photoresistor can have a
    resistance as high as
    several megaohms (MΩ), while in the
    light, a photoresistor can have a
    resistance as low as a few hundred ohms.
    If incident light on a photoresistor
    exceeds a certain frequency,
    photons absorbed by the semiconductor
    give bound electrons enough energy to
    jump into the conduction band. The
    resulting free electrons (and
    their hole partners) conduct electricity,
    thereby lowering resistance. The
    resistance range and sensitivity of a
    photoresistor can substantially differ
    among dissimilar devices. Moreover,
    unique photoresistors may react
    substantially differently to photons
    within certain wavelength bands.
    INTRODUCTION
    A photoresistor ( LDR for Light
    Decreasing Resistance, or light-
    dependent resistor) is an active
    component that decreases resistance
    with respect to receiving luminosity
    (light) on the component's sensitive
    surface. The resistance of a photoresistor
    decreases with increasing incident light
    intensity; in other words, it
    exhibits photoconductivity. A
    photoresistor can be applied in light-
    sensitive detector circuits, and light-
    activated and dark-activated switching
    circuits. resistance semiconductor.
    BIBILIOGRAPHY
    Physics today
    Physics NCERT class 12
    textbook
    S.L Arora textbook for
    physics class 12
    Google.com
    Wikipedia.org
    ACKNOWLEDGEMEN
    T
    “There are times when silence speaks
    so much more loudly than words of
    praise to only as good as be little a
    person, whose words do not express,
    but only put a veneer over true
    feelings, which are of gratitude at this
    point of time."
    I would like to express my sincere
    gratitude to my physics mentor
    Shri.Venkateshwaran, for his vital
    support, guidance and
    encouragement, without which this
    project would not have come forth. I
    would also like to express my
    gratitude to the staff of the
    Department of Physics, and all the
    other staff at Kendriya vidyalaya,
    sivaganga for their support during
    the making of this project.
    CERTIFICATE
    This is to hereby certify that the
    original and genuine investigatory
    project has been completed
    sincerely and satisfactorily by
    L.Balamurugan of class 12,
    Kendriya vidyalaya, Sivaganga
    regarding his project “STUDY OF
    LDR AND ITS APPLICATION”
    as per the CBSE practical work
    requirement for the session 2019-
    2020 and all India senior school
    certificate practical (AISSCE).

    Internalexaminer Externalexaminer

    Principal
    PHYSICS INVSTIGATORY
    PROJECT
    STUDY OF LDR AND ITS APPLICATION

    L. BALAMURUGAN
    CLASS 12 roll no:

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