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Why are potassium and aesium, rather than lithium is used in photoelectric cells ?

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Ionization enthalpy of K and Cs is very less than that of Li. Due to this, these metals on exposure to light can emit electron easily but not Li. That is why K and Cs is used in photoelectric cells rather than Li.
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