A photoelectric experiment with cesium yields stopping potentials of 0.95 V and 0.38 V for A = 435.8 nm and ) = 546.1 nm, respectively. Using only these numbers together with the values of the speed of light (3 × 10° m/s) and the electron charge (e = -1.6 × 10-19 C), find (a) (b) (c) the work function in eV for cesium, the value for Planck's constant h, and the cutoff frequency, below which no electrons would be emitted.

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A photoelectric experiment with cesium yields stopping potentials of 0.95 V and
0.38 V for A = 435.8 nm and A = 546.1 nm, respectively. Using only these numbers
together with the values of the speed of light (3 × 10° m/s) and the electron charge (e =
-1.6 × 10-19 C), find
(a)
the work function in eV for cesium,
(b)
the value for Planck's constant h, and
(c)
the cutoff frequency, below which no electrons would be emitted.
Transcribed Image Text:A photoelectric experiment with cesium yields stopping potentials of 0.95 V and 0.38 V for A = 435.8 nm and A = 546.1 nm, respectively. Using only these numbers together with the values of the speed of light (3 × 10° m/s) and the electron charge (e = -1.6 × 10-19 C), find (a) the work function in eV for cesium, (b) the value for Planck's constant h, and (c) the cutoff frequency, below which no electrons would be emitted.
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