Definition of Hallwachs effect
:a photoelectric effect in which a negatively charged body in a vacuum is discharged upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation
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Hallwachs effect
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Hall·wachs effect
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Origin and Etymology of hallwachs effect
after Wilhelm Hallwachs †1922 German physicist
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