Modern Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer
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Chapter 3, Problem 14P
(a)
To determine
The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons.
(b)
To determine
The cutoff wavelength for potassium.
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