Why regardless of the intensity of light, the photoelectric emission not occur below the threshold frequency?
Why regardless of the intensity of light, the photoelectric emission not occur below the threshold frequency?
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Photons do not have enough energy ( )to overcome the work function (? ) of the material below the threshold frequency.The energy per photon remains too low to liberate electrons even if the light intensity is increased, so photoelectric emission cannot occur.
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