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Question
Photoelectric effect was given by ____________________?
A
Hertz
B
Fresnel
C
Einstein
✓ Official correct answer
D
Plank
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A
Hertz
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B
Fresnel
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C
Einstein
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D
Plank
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Explanation
Einstein provided the theoretical explanation of the photoelectric effect in 1905 using the concept of light quanta (photons), for which he won the Nobel Prize.
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