In a photoelectric effect experiment, increasing the intensity of light increases the number of emitted electrons. What does this imply?
Correct Answer: Increasing the intensity of light increases the number of emitted electrons.
- Step 1: Understand that light is made up of tiny particles called photons.
- Step 2: Realize that when light shines on a surface, these photons can hit the surface.
- Step 3: Know that when a photon hits an electron in the surface, it can give the electron enough energy to escape.
- Step 4: Increasing the intensity of light means more photons are hitting the surface at the same time.
- Step 5: More photons hitting the surface means more chances for electrons to be hit and emitted.
- Step 6: Therefore, increasing the intensity of light leads to an increase in the number of emitted electrons.
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