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In the photoelectric effect, monochromatic light falls on a metal surface. If the intensity is doubled but the wavelength stays the same, what happens to the kinetic energy of the emitted electrons?

Correct answer B. Remains same

Explanation

Each electron absorbs one photon of energy hf, which depends only on frequency; doubling intensity increases the number of photons and electrons, not their maximum kinetic energy.

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