Difference between revisions of "Photoelectric Effect"

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Meaning

A photoelectric effect is when light causes an electrical current.

About the Photoelectric Effect

Light transfers energy which can be absorbed by a material causing electrons to gain energy and move.

The photoelectric effect is used in digital cameras to make a picture. The light is focused through a lens onto a detector which generates an electrical current depending on the intensity of light.

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 ===About the Photoelectric Effect===
 : [[Light]] [[Energy Transfer|transfers energy]] which can be [[Absorb (physics)|absorbed]] by a [[material]] causing [[electron]]s to gain [[energy]] and move.
-: The '''photoelectric effect''' is used in [[Digital Camera|digital cameras]] to make a picture. The [[light]] is [[focus|focused]] through a [[lens]] onto a detector which generates an [[Electrical Current|electrical current]] depending on the [[Intensity|intensity]] of [[light]].
+: The '''photoelectric effect''' is used in digital cameras to make a picture. The [[light]] is [[focus|focused]] through a [[lens]] onto a detector which generates an [[Electrical Current|electrical current]] depending on the [[Intensity|intensity]] of [[light]].