exposed to a beam of light,electrons are ejected out of the metal by
the light photons incident on the metal surface.Such an electron
emission is known as photo-electric emission and mostly used in
photo-electric cell.The greater the intensity of light beam falling on
the metal surface,the greater is photo-electric emission.
4.Secondary emission:When a beam of high velocity
electrons strike a metal surface,the free electrons are ejected out of
the metal.This process is known as secondary emission. 17:48