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Piezoelectricity - why hitting crystals makes electricity

Steve Mould
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CuriosityStream: Get 30 days free by following this link and using promo code stevemould: https://curiositystream.com/stevemould The Quartz Watch video is here:    • How a quartz watch works - its heart beats...   Certain crystals, like quartz will produce a voltage when hit. It's all to do with the arrangement of atoms and charge in the lattice. It's used in lots of things like piezo lighters, sensors, speakers and oscillators for timekeeping. Animations by Dominic Burgess:    / @domburgess   Thanks to these amazing patrons on Patreon for supporting my channel: Glenn Watson Peter Turner Joël van der Loo Patreon:   / stevemould   Twitter:   / moulds   Instagram:   / stevemouldscience   Facebook:   / stevemouldscience   Buy nerdy maths things: http://mathsgear.co.uk ...more
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Piezoelectricity - why hitting crystals makes electricity
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2019May 16
CuriosityStream: Get 30 days free by following this link and using promo code stevemould: https://curiositystream.com/stevemould The Quartz Watch video is here:    • How a quartz watch works - its heart beats...   Certain crystals, like quartz will produce a voltage when hit. It's all to do with the arrangement of atoms and charge in the lattice. It's used in lots of things like piezo lighters, sensors, speakers and oscillators for timekeeping. Animations by Dominic Burgess:    / @domburgess   Thanks to these amazing patrons on Patreon for supporting my channel: Glenn Watson Peter Turner Joël van der Loo Patreon:   / stevemould   Twitter:   / moulds   Instagram:   / stevemouldscience   Facebook:   / stevemouldscience   Buy nerdy maths things: http://mathsgear.co.uk

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Steve Mould

3.39M subscribers