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Grade 11Mechanics

What is lux?

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15 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

Dear deeksha,

The lux is the SI  unit of illuminance and luminous emmitance. It is used in photometry as a measure of the intensity, as perceived by the human eye, of light that hits or passes through a surface.

 

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