Does the Photoelectric Effect Indicate Quantized Energy Emission by Atoms?

[haoku]

Homework Statement

Do photoelectric effect suggest that the emission of energy by an atom be quantized

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The Attempt at a Solution

I think it is true as photoelectric effect told us that atom emitt energy in terms of electron.

 

[rock.freak667]

Not sure since the photoelectric effect occurs when EM radiation is incident on a metal only.

But if you consider the energy levels in atoms, an electron will only be sent to a higher energy level if it absorbs EM energy equal to the difference in the n=0 level to another.

$E_1-E_2=hf$

So, if EM radiation of a known frequency is incident on an atom and hf is equal to that difference, then the electron will move to a higher energy state.