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In which year did Heinrich Hertz observe that ultraviolet light facilitated electrical discharge, an observation associated with the early study of the photoelectric effect?

  1. A1990
  2. B1916
  3. C1902
  4. D1887Correct answer
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D. 1887

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Hertz observed in 1887 that ultraviolet illumination influenced electrical discharge in his apparatus. These observations were an early step in the study of the photoelectric effect. Einstein later explained photoemission in terms of light quanta in 1905.

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