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(i) Write the advantages of solar cells....

(i) Write the advantages of solar cells.
(ii) Write any two hazards of nuclear power generation.

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They have no movVing parts.
Require little maintcnancc and work quite satis factorily without the use of any focusing device.
They can be set up in rcmote and inaccessible hamlets also.
Very sparsely inhabited areas in which laying of a power transmission line may be expensive and not commercially viable.
(ii) Improper nuclear waste storage and disposal result in environmental contamination.
There is a risk of accidental leakage of nuclear radiation.
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