When light from one source, X, strikes a metal, electrons are ejected. When light from another source, Y, strikes the same metal, electrons are not ejected. Which best explains why this occurs?

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Photons of light from source X carry more energy than photons of light from source Y.

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When light from one source, X, strikes a metal, electrons are ejected. When light from another source, Y, strikes the same metal, electrons are not ejected. Which best explains why this occurs?

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