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What is photo voltaic cell?

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  2. What is energy gap in bond theory?

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  3. What is photo voltaic cell?

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  4. What happens when ferrimagnetic Fe(3)O(4) is heated to 850 K?

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  6. Which type of defect is product when NaCl is dopped with AlCl(3)?

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  7. Which point defect lowers the density of a crystal?

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  8. At what temperature range most of the metals becomes superconductors

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  9. What is curie temperature?

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  10. Name the compound that can be added to AgCl so as to produce cation va...

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  11. Why does Frenkel defect not change the density of AgCl crystals?

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  12. What other elements may be added to silicon to make electrons availabl...

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  13. What are the types of lattice imperfection found in crystals?

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  14. What is dislocation in the crystals

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  18. Name the compound which shows anti-ferroelectric property.

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  20. What is the effect of temperature on the molality of solution?

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