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The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from a material caused by electromagnetic radiation ( light ). Electrons emitted in this manner are called photoelectrons. The phenomenon is studied in condensed matter physics, solid state, and quantum chemistry to draw inferences about the properties of atoms, molecules and solids.
Apr 12, 2024 · The photoelectric effect was discovered in 1887 by the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. In connection with work on radio waves, Hertz observed that, when ultraviolet light shines on two metal electrodes with a voltage applied across them, the light changes the voltage at which sparking takes place.
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The Photoelectric Effect. Michael Fowler, UVa. Hertz Finds Maxwell's Waves: and Something Else. The most dramatic prediction of Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism, published in 1865, was the existence of electromagnetic waves moving at the speed of light, and the conclusion that light itself was just such a wave.
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Ambadi. 2 years ago. It was in 1887 when Heinrich Hertz was conducting experiments to prove Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory of light, that he noticed a strange phenomenon. Hertz used a spark gap (two sharp electrodes placed at a small distance so that electric sparks can be generated) to detect the presence of electromagnetic waves.
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The photoelectric effect was first observed in 1887 by Heinrich Hertz during experiments with a spark gap generator (the earliest device that could be called a radio). In these experiments, sparks generated between two small metal spheres in a transmitter induce sparks that jump between between two different metal spheres in a receiver.
Heinrich Hertz, a German physicist, discovered the photoelectric effect in 1887. He observed that shining an ultraviolet light on electrodes caused a change in the voltage between them. Other work during the 19th century built on Hertz’s observations. Philipp Lenard in 1902 demonstrated that illuminating a metal surface liberated electrically ...
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Dec 10, 2023 · The photoelectric effect was first documented in 1887 by the German physicist Heinrich Hertz and is therefore sometimes referred to as the Hertz effect. While working with a spark-gap transmitter (a primitive radio-broadcasting device), Hertz discovered that upon absorption of certain frequencies of light, substances would give off a visible spark.
