Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter · Photoelectric effect
Let and be the maximum kinetic energies of photoelectrons emitted from a surface of a given material for the light of wavelength and , respectively. If then the work function of material is given by:
- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
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