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Grade 7Wave Optics

when an inert gas isfilled in the place vacuum in a photo cell then what happens to photo-electric current?

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7 Years agoGrade 7
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7 Years ago
In the presence of inert gas photoelectrons emitted by cathode ionise the gas by collision and hence the current increases.
 
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