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Radiation of wavelength `5000 oversetcircA` and of intensity `2xx10^-3w cm^-2` falls on a photosensitive surface. Assuming that every absorbed photon results in the ejection of photoelectron, find how many photoelectrons are produced `per cm^2` per sec.

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