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In a photoelectric effect experiment, light of a frequency just below the threshold frequency is directed at a metal plate.

If the intensity (brightness) of this light is doubled, what will happen?

  1. No electrons will be emitted
  2. Electrons will be emitted with twice the kinetic energy
  3. The number of emitted electrons will double
  4. The metal will begin to emit light in response

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