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Materials that generate an electric charge when mechanically stressed are called:

1. Ferromagnetic
2. Superconducting
3. Piezoelectric
4. Thermoelectric

Answer

C. Piezoelectric

Solution

Example: quartz, used in watches and sensors.

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