The falling of light energy on a metal such that electrons are liberated from the metal is called

a

electron effect

b

metal electron effect

c

metal emission

d

photoelectric effect

e

photoemission

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Chriskels
2 years ago

Well, technically...the release of electrons from a usually solid material (as a metal) by means of energy supplied by incidence of radiation and especially light is photoemission. The photoelectric effect is often defined as the ejection of electrons from a metal plate when light falls on it. So, they are basically the same thing

thomas300
4 years ago

please my school try to rectify it

the correct answer is photoelectric effect

Temiiontop
1 month ago

D and E can be correct answers

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