Why is light of at least a certain frequency needed to cause the photoelectric effect? O A certain quantity of energy is necessary to eject electrons from a metal A certain number of photons is necessary to eject electrons from a metal O A certain temperature is necessary to eject electrons from a metal O A certain number of atoms is necessary to eject electrons from a metal O A certain speed of light is necessary to eject electrons from a metal

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Why is light of at least a certain frequency needed to cause the photoelectric effect?
O A certain quantity of energy is necessary to eject electrons from a metal
A certain number of photons is necessary to eject electrons from a metal
A certain temperature is necessary to eject electrons from a metal
O A certain number of atoms is necessary to eject electrons from a metal
O A certain speed of light is necessary to eject electrons from a metal
Transcribed Image Text:quizzes/982684 OneNote 101 Chem101 Tophat * USU Tutoring Scholarships :) Morgage Amer Why is light of at least a certain frequency needed to cause the photoelectric effect? O A certain quantity of energy is necessary to eject electrons from a metal A certain number of photons is necessary to eject electrons from a metal A certain temperature is necessary to eject electrons from a metal O A certain number of atoms is necessary to eject electrons from a metal O A certain speed of light is necessary to eject electrons from a metal
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Photoelectric effect :- J.J Thomson observed that when a photon of having certain frequency strikes the surface of metal then the electrons are ejected from the metal surface. This phenomenon of ejection of electron via photon is known as photoelectric effect and the ejected electron are called as photoelectrons.

 

 

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