Classical Electromagnetic Theory Was Successful in Explaining or Predicting Only

question 39

Multiple Choice

Classical electromagnetic theory was successful in explaining or predicting only one of the characteristics or experimental results of photoelectric emission. These graphs illustrate these main experimental results. Which one is in agreement with predictions of classical electromagnetic theory?

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4
• E) None of these is correct.

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