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Sketch a graph similar to Active Figure 28.9 that plots as a straight line.
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To determine
The experimental value for Planck’s constant.
(c)
To determine
The work function for the surface.
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In a photoelectric experiment using a sodium surface, you find a stopping potential of 1.85 V for a wavelength of 300 nm and a stopping potential of 0.820 V for a wavelength of 400 nm. From these data find (a) a value for the Planck constant, (b) the work function Φ for sodium, and (c) the cutoff wavelength λ0 for sodium.
(PART 1)Light of wavelength 350 nm falls on a potassium surface, and the photoelectrons have amaximum kinetic energy of 1.3 eV.What is the work function of potassium?The speed of light is 3 × 108 m/s and Planck’sconstant is 6.63 × 10−34 J · s.Answer in units of eV
(PART 2) What is the threshold frequency for potassium?Answer in units of Hz.
Light of wavelength 350 nm falls on a potassium surface, and the photoelectrons have amaximum kinetic energy of 1.3 eV.What is the work function of potassium?The speed of light is 3 × 108 m/s and Planck’sconstant is 6.63 × 10−34 J · s.Answer in units of eV.
What is the threshold frequency for potassium?Answer in units of Hz.
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