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Before getting knocked out from the metal surface, the photoelectrons -

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never suffer collisions inside the metal.

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may suffer collisions inside the metal.

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Data insufficient

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B may suffer collisions inside the metal.
Before getting knocked out from the metal surface, the photoelectrons may suffer collisions inside the metal.

Hence, option $(B)$ is the correct answer.

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