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A photocell employs photoelectric effect to convert.

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change in the frequency of light into a change in electric voltage

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change in the intensity of illumination into a change in photoelectric current

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Change in the intensity of illumination into a change in the work function of the photocathode.

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change in the freqauency of light into a change in the electric current.

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