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Consider light of given intensity and frequency falling on a substance that emits photoelectrons .The intensity is dedcreased to one-third its velue and the frequency increased by three times.Consequently the velocity of the photoelectrons will

A

remain the same

B

increase or decrease depending on the exact values of the new intensity and frequency

C

decrease

D

increase.

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