What is photoelectric effect?

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Posted by Mihir Kumar Jha 8 years, 1 month ago
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Arjun Gupta 8 years, 1 month ago
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The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons or other free carriers when light shines on a material. Electrons emitted in this manner can be called photo electrons.
The photoelectric effect refers to the emission, or ejection, of electrons from the surface of, generally, a metal in response to incident light.
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