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E6D01
What is piezoelectricity?
Pick an answer to check it.
Answer: C. A characteristic of materials that generate a voltage when stressed and that flex when a voltage is applied
Piezoelectric materials such as quartz produce a voltage when squeezed or bent, and flex when a voltage is applied. This two-way effect is what makes crystal oscillators work.
Tip: Squeeze it, get volts; apply volts, it flexes.