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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is piezoelectric?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when u oscillate a crystal wid a frequency.. due to this electric current is generated called piezoelectric effect..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Piezoelectricity is the electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials (notably crystals, certain ceramics, and biological matter such as bone, DNA and various proteins in response to applied mechanical stress. The word piezoelectricity means electricity resulting from pressure. It is derived from the Greek piezo or piezein , which means to squeeze or press, and electric or electron (ήλεκτρον), which stands for amber, an ancient source of electric charge. Piezoelectricity was discovered in 1880 by French physicists Jacques and Pierre Curie.

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