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  • $\begingroup$ BTW, Einstein got for the photoelectric effect (officially mainly for that, to avoid SR/GR critics) his Nobel price in physics, not chemistry. $\endgroup$
    – Poutnik
    Commented Aug 15, 2022 at 9:06
  • $\begingroup$ @Poutnik do we assume all the electrons that have been removed from the atom to be near stationary? $\endgroup$
    – Pumpkin_Star
    Commented Aug 15, 2022 at 9:43
  • $\begingroup$ @Poutnik And why do those near-stationary electrons attach themselves to the matrix instead of getting repelled ahead? $\endgroup$
    – Pumpkin_Star
    Commented Aug 15, 2022 at 9:53
  • $\begingroup$ Also, should I delete this question and post it again at the physics stack exchange? $\endgroup$
    – Pumpkin_Star
    Commented Aug 15, 2022 at 9:54
  • $\begingroup$ @Poutnik so as far as I have understood, the reason behind the electrons not being repelled ahead is that they have a higher tendency to form anions. Am i correct? $\endgroup$
    – Pumpkin_Star
    Commented Aug 15, 2022 at 15:49