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Who discovered photoelectric emission in 1887 while producing radio waves?
AWilhelm Hallwachs
BHeinrich Hertz
CAlbert Einstein
DPhilipp Lenard
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Heinrich Hertz
Hertz noticed the detector sparks changed under ultraviolet light during his electromagnetic wave experiments in 1887.
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