Question

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of solar cells.

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Answer:

Question :-

• Explain the advantage and disadvantage of solar cells.

Answer :-

Advantages of solar cells :-

• The source of energy for solar cell is present in abundance.
• They have no moving parts, and hence require little maintenance and work quite satisfactorily without any focusing device.
• They do not cause any environmental pollution like the fossil fuels and nuclear power.
• Solar cells last a longer time and have low running costs.

Disadvantage of solar cells :-

• The entire process of manufacture is very expensive
• Also silver is used for interconnection of these cells in the panel, which is a very expensive metal.
• A practical problem linked with the use of solar cell panels is regarding the storage of electricity general by them.