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A photoelectric cell is illuminated by a point soures of light 1 m away. When the soures is shifted to 2 m then

A

each emitted electron carries one quarter of the initial energy

B

number of electrons emitted is hlaf the initial number

C

each emitted electron carries half the initial energy

D

number of electrons emitted is a quarter of the initial number

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