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bekka
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photoelectric effect

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How does the photoelectric effect support the particle theory of light?
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bekka wrote:How does the photoelectric effect support the particle theory of light?
photoelectric effect is emission of electrons from the matter which adsorbs light. Number of emitted electrons is not hard to count and the same will be the number of photons (light particles) adsorbed.
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