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Physics Investigatory Project On LDR

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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Physics Investigatory Project On LDR

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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