High energy and low wavelength light has the ability to eject electrons from metal surfaces.

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This is the photoelectric effect, where photons with high energy (short wavelength) can transfer enough energy to electrons in a metal to overcome the binding energy and eject them, leaving behind a positive charge on the metal surface.

High Energy and Low Wavelength Light Has the Ability to Eject