Does photoelectric effect result in reduce mass of the target metal?

Subject: Does photoelectric effect result in reduce mass of the target metal?

Date: Fri Feb 2 20:33:20 2007
Posted by Jim
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The photoelectric effect refers to the ejection of electrons from the surface of
a metal in response to incident light.   What happens to the atomic nucleus
whose electrons have been ejected?   Over time, will the mass of the metal be
reduced because of the loss of its atoms?

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