Question

What is photoelectric effect?​

Answer 1

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• When a substance metal and nonmetal solids, liquids and gases emits electrons after absorbing energy from an electromagnetic radiation such as X-rays, visible light, etc , it is called photoelectric effect.

Answer 2

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The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons or other free carriers when light hits a material. Electrons emitted in this manner can be called photoelectrons. This phenomenon is commonly studied in electronic physics and in fields of chemistry such as quantum chemistry and electrochemistry.