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Assertion : Work function of aluminium is $4.2 \mathrm{eV}$. Emission of electrons will not be possible if two photons, each of energy $2.5 \mathrm{eV}$, strike an electron of aluminium.
Reason : For photoelectric emission, the energy of each photon should be greater than the work function of aluminium.
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Reason : For photoelectric emission, the energy of each photon should be greater than the work function of aluminium.
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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Photoelectric effect is a one-to-one process, i.e., only one photon interacts with one electron.
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