A simple photocell to demonstrate solar energy using benign household ingredients

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1358-1361

  Smith, York R ^a,b   Crone, Eric ^a   Subramanian, Vaidyanathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative Cooperative Learning; Demonstrations; Dyes Pigments; First Year Undergraduate General; Hands On Learning Manipulatives; High School Introductory Chemistry; Laboratory Instruction; Material Science; Photochemistry; Second Year Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885399850     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed3001232     Document Type: Article

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