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Photoelectric Effect Problems Answers

1. This document provides information and equations to solve problems involving the photoelectric effect, including: - The energy relationships between photons, kinetic energy of ejected electrons, and work functions - Sample work function values for various metals - A series of example problems calculating photon energies, electron kinetic energies, wavelengths, and more. 2. Key concepts covered are the photoelectric effect threshold frequency, maximum kinetic energy of ejected electrons, and using stopping voltage to determine photon wavelength. 3. Several problems are worked through as examples, such as calculating wavelength from photon energy or kinetic energy from stopping voltage.

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Photoelectric Effect Problems Answers

1. This document provides information and equations to solve problems involving the photoelectric effect, including: - The energy relationships between photons, kinetic energy of ejected electrons, and work functions - Sample work function values for various metals - A series of example problems calculating photon energies, electron kinetic energies, wavelengths, and more. 2. Key concepts covered are the photoelectric effect threshold frequency, maximum kinetic energy of ejected electrons, and using stopping voltage to determine photon wavelength. 3. Several problems are worked through as examples, such as calculating wavelength from photon energy or kinetic energy from stopping voltage.

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Photoelectric Effect Problem Solving

Useful physical constants and conversions:


= 6.63 1034
= 1.6 1019 = 3.00 108 / 1 = 1.6 1019
= 4.14 1015
= 9.11 1031 = 1240

Energy relationships:
1
= = = 2 = =
2
= =
= = =

Table of work functions


= 2.28 = 4.7 = 2.9 = 6.35 = 5.1

1. What is the energy of each photon for the wavelengths and frequencies shown? Give answers in
both Joules and electron-volts.
a. =240 nm (ultraviolet) 8.3x10-19 J 5.2 eV
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b. F=104.3 MHz (radio) 6.9x10 J 4.3x10-7 eV
c. =21 cm (microwave) 9.5x10-25 J 5.9x10-6 eV
d. =650 nm (red light) 3.1x10-19 J 1.9 eV

Which of these photons is most likely to produce a current in the photoelectric effect?
The 5.2 eV photons are the most likely to produce a current since they have the most energy. Comparing
their energy to the work functions shown in the table above they would produce a current for sodium,
copper, calcium, and gold, but not for gold. The red light would only produce a current if the target
material had a very small work function. Microwaves and radiowaves have much too long a wavelength
and too small a photon energy to eject any electrons.

2. Find the wavelength and frequency of photons with the following energies:
a. Ephoton=1200 eV (x-ray) 1.0 nm 3.0x10-17 Hz
b. Ephoton=4.2x10-19 J (blue light) 476 nm 6.3x1014 Hz
c. Ephoton=0.51 MeV (gamma) 2.4 pm 1.25x1020 Hz

3. What is the minimum frequency of light that would produce a photocurrent if the target is made of gold?
At threshold frequency the energy of the photon is just large enough to remove an electron.
Hfo=gold fo=gold/h = 5.1eV/(4.14x10-15 eV s) = 1.23x1015 Hz

4. What is the maximum kinetic energy of electrons if radiation with a wavelength of 350 nm shines on sodium?
KEmax=hc/ fsodium=(1240 eV nm)/(350 nm) 2.28 eV = 1.26 eV = 2.02x10-19 J

5. When a monochromatic source of light is shining on a copper target a voltage of 3.5 V stops the current.
a. What is the maximum speed of the electrons? KEmax = qVs = 3.5 eV = 5.6x10-19 J v=sqrt(2KE/m)=1.1x106 m/s
b. What is the wavelength of the light? 3.5 eV = hc/ copper 1243 eV nm / (3.5 eV + 4.7 eV) = 152 nm

6. What is the stopping voltage if UV radiation with a wavelength of 100 nm shines on platinum?
qVs=hc/ - platinum = 12.43 eV 6.35 eV = 6.08 eV so, the stopping voltage is 6.08 V

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