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Transcribed Image Text:7. During a photoelectric effect experiment, light possessing 2.53 eV of energy is incident on the photosensitive material. Electrons are emitted with an
energy of 1.71 eV of energy. What is the work function of the material?
2.53 ev
4.24 ev
0.82 eV
1.71 ev
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