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Piezoelectricity

physical science Maturity 9-11

{ "text": Some things make power when you squeeze them.

SchemaPiezo.gif
SchemaPiezo.gif
This can happen with crystals. It can even happen with your bones! This power helps make sparks for a lighter. It also helps some guitars make sound.
Piezoelectric pickup1.jpg
Piezoelectric pickup1.jpg
Can you find something that uses this power?\n", "media": [ "File:SchemaPiezo.gif", "File:Piezoelectric pickup1.jpg" ] }

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File:Piezoelectric balance presented by Pierre Curie to Lord Kelvin, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow.jpg
Piezoelectric balance presented by Pierre...
File:Top view of Curie piezo electric compensator.jpg
Top view of Curie piezo electric compensator.jpg
File:SchemaPiezo.gif
SchemaPiezo.gif
File:Piezo bending principle.svg
Piezo bending principle.svg
File:Capacitor schematic with dielectric.svg
Capacitor schematic with dielectric.svg
File:Perovskite.svg
Perovskite.svg
File:Butane lighter piezo (3).jpg
Butane lighter piezo (3).jpg
File:Piezoelectric pickup1.jpg
Piezoelectric pickup1.jpg
File:RPG-7 detached.jpg
RPG-7 detached.jpg
File:2007-07-24 Piezoelectric buzzer.jpg
2007-07-24 Piezoelectric buzzer.jpg
File:Slip-stick actuator operation.svg
Slip-stick actuator operation.svg
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