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Consider figure for photoemission. How would you reconcile with momentum-conservatin? Note light (photons) have momentum in a different direction than the emitted electrons.

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When a photon interacts with an atom, then its momentum is transferred to the electrons as well as to the nucleus . If we consider the momentum imparted to the nucleus also then, momentum conservation be side to be applicable here also.
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