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    HSC PHYSICS: THE PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT

    1. Find the photon energy in joules (J) and electron volts (eV) for the following electromagnetic
    waves:
    a. Gamma rays of frequency 4 x 1021 Hz.
    b. Red light with wavelength 650 nm.
    c. Green light with wavelength 510 nm.
    d. Blue light with wavelength 450 nm.
    e. A microwave with frequency 1010 Hz.
    f. A radio wave with frequency 550 kHz.

    2. The minimum energy needed to release photoelectrons from sodium is 2.3 eV.
    a. What is the threshold frequency for sodium?
    b. Will blue light of wavelength 440 nm release photoelectrons from sodium? Show
    your working.

    3. Infrared radiation penetrates dust in interstellar space and enables astronomers to view stars
    in the process of forming. What is the wavelength and frequency of infrared radiation with an
    energy of 0.1 eV?

    4. If the threshold frequency of a photoemissive metal is 2.0 x 10 16 Hz, find the:


    a. Wavelength of this radiation.
    b. Photon energy for this wavelength.
    c. Work function.
    d. Kinetic energy of the photoelectrons if the metal surface was irradiated with
    UV light of frequency 8.0 x 1016 Hz.

    5. In a photoelectric experiment, a potential of 2.4 V is required to stop photoelectrons ejected


    from the surface of lithium exposed to UV light of wavelength 2.54 x 10 -7 m. Calculate the
    work function for lithium.

    6. When a photoelectric experiment was performed using calcium metal as the photocathode, the
    following maximum kinetic energies of the emitted electrons were observed:
    Wavelength (nm) 253.6 313.2 365.0 404.7
    Frequency (Hz) 1.18 x 1015 0.958 x 1015 0.822 x 1015 0.741 x 1015
    Max Ek (eV) 1.95 0.98 0.50 0.14
    Plot the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted electrons against frequency and hence
    determine:

    a. Planck’s constant.
    b. The work function for calcium.
    c. The threshold frequency for calcium.
    d. On your graph sketch the line for a metal with a threshold frequency of 0.9 x
    1015 Hz.

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