Photoelectric Effect
 

Photoelectric Effect problem 31


  • State three pieces of evidence provided by the photoelectric effect for a particulate nature of electromagnetic radiation.


  • The work function energies of some metals are shown in the table below.




    Each metal is irradiated with electromagnetic radiation of wavelength .


    • Calculate the energy, in , of a photon of electromagnetic radiation of wavelength .


    • Determine which metals will give rise to the emission of photoelectrons. Explain your answer.


  • Photons of wavelength are incident normally on a metal surface at a rate of . All the photons are absorbed in the surface and no photoelectrons are emitted. Calculate the force exerted on the metal surface by the incident photons.


 

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