alleryPhotoelectric emission was discovered in 1887 by:
AOhms
BBose
CHertz
DBohr
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Hertz
1. It was noticed during experiments on electromagnetic waves.
2. The experimenter was working with a spark discharge.
3. That was Heinrich Hertz.
4. So the answer is Hertz.
_Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 11 'Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter'_
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