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describe the photoelectric effect and explain why it made modifications to the Rutherford model necessary

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photoelectric effect and the modifications to the Rutherford model is necessary

Step-by-step explanation:

Photoelectric effect refers to emission of electrons when a light of certain frequency falls into a metal surface or a metal atom.

Rutherford, through his alpha particle scattering experiment, proposed the emission of electrons, in which he used a thin gold foil and high energy alpha particle were directed to the foil. He suggested that any light can emit electron from any metal surface.

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