A photocell is based upon the photoelectric effect. A light beam illuminates a metallic plate, and under certain conditions electrons are ejected from the metal. In order to measure the maximum kinetic energy of the electrons, another plate is kept at a negative enough potential that the emitted electrons are slowed down and stopped.
Explain how the particle-like aspect of light can explain the following:
(i) the absence of delay in the observation of current,
(ii) the existence of a cut-off frequency which is independent of the intensity of light,
(iii) the fact that the maximum kinetic energy of the electrons only depends on the frequency, not the intensity.
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