Albert Einstein1905
Einstein related the maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons to the incident light frequency minus the work required to free an electron from the material.
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Einstein related the maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons to the incident light frequency minus the work required to free an electron from the material.
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