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Date May 2021 Marks available [Maximum mark: 3] Reference code 21M.2.SL.TZ2.c
Level SL Paper 2 Time zone TZ2
Command term Determine Question number c Adapted from N/A
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21M.2.SL.TZ2.c

The maximum intensity of sunlight incident on the photovoltaic cell at the place on the Earth’s surface is 680 W m−2.

A measure of the efficiency of a photovoltaic cell is the ratio

energy available every second to the external circuitenergy arriving every second at the photovoltaic cell surface.

Determine the efficiency of this photovoltaic cell when the intensity incident upon it is at a maximum.

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power arriving at cell = 680 x 0.35 x 0.45 = «107 W» 

power in external circuit = 14.5 x 0.9 = «13.1 W»

efficiency = 0.12 OR 12 % 


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