Question
Why does light striking a metal surface eject only electrons, not protons?
Answers
I suppose two reasons. One is that the electrons are on the outside of an atom which makes them much more accessible than the protons which are located in the nucleus. Second, the protons are much more massive than the electron and the kinetic energy required to eject a proton is so much larger than that required to eject an electron.
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