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The function of an LDR or light dependent resistor is to change the brightness of the light based weather conditions or light hitting the object the LDR is on. When it is darker out, the light does not shine as brightly.

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A "Light Dependent Resistor" is a device which has a resistance which varies according to the amount of light falling on its surface . Standard LDR have a resistance in total darkness of 1 Mohm, and a resistance of a couple of kohm in bright light .

Function : The main purpose of a light dependent resistor is to change the brightness of a light in different weather conditions.This can easily be explained with the use of a watch. Some watches start to glow in the dark so that it is possible to see the time without having to press any buttons. It is the light dependent resistor that allows the watch to know when it has gotten dark, and change the emissions level of the light at that time. Traffic lights use this principle as well but their lights have to be brighter in the day time.

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