Electrons are much more readily liberated from metals than from nonmetals by irradiation with visible or ultraviolet

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Electrons are much more readily liberated from metals than from nonmetals by irradiation with visible or ultraviolet light. Can you explain why this is true? From metals of what group would you expect electrons to be liberated most easily?

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The Physical Universe

ISBN: 978-0077862619

16th edition

Authors: Konrad B Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser

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