alleryStart learning →Light knocking electrons out of a metal surface is called the:
APhotosynthetic effect
BPhotoelectric effect
CPhotographic effect
DPhotospheric effect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Photoelectric effect
1. Light goes in and electrons come out.
2. The metal loses charge carriers.
3. That is the photoelectric effect.
_Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 3, Chapter 6, Photons and Matter Waves._
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