What is a photoelectron?

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(N/A) When a clean metal surface is irradiated with electromagnetic radiation of sufficiently high frequency,electrons are emitted from the metal surface. These emitted electrons are known as photoelectrons. This phenomenon is called the photoelectric effect.

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