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Photoelectric effect.
« on: August 26, 2004, 05:07:11 AM »
Sorry to make a whole new thread instantly,but as you can see both the topics are quite different.

About photoelectric effect i know that it is caused when a Photon with optimum frequency strike an electron and knocks it out of the electrostatic force of nucleus.Now i want to know would not it change an atom into its ion as it will remove the electrons.And therefore make it unstable?If i am correct that in O2,if photons of optimum frequency strike an Li atom than it will result in the formation of Li2O.Please wake me up if i am wrong anywhere.
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Re:Photoelectric effect.
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2004, 01:05:56 PM »
In the solid state the metal just doesn't have its electrons but it's in a sea of electrons from the other atoms in the metal too. Loosing one electron in a sea of electrons is not a big deal.
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Re:Photoelectric effect.
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2004, 03:20:46 AM »
But You havent answered my question about the oxide of lithium.You said that loosing an electron from a large number of electrons of a metal makes no difference.Then how much loosing of electrons will make a difference from,say 23 gms[1 mole] of Na.

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