Physics A-Level
Threshold voltage of an LED
What Threshold voltage of an LED means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The voltage at which the LED just begins to emit light or conduct appreciably, so that the minimum energy supplied per electron is eV.
Topics that use Threshold voltage of an LED
- Photons (OCR A-Level)
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