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Chapter 38, Problem 32P(choose chapter or problem)
A 2.50-W beam of light of wavelength 124 nm falls on a metal surface. You observe that the maximum kinetic energy of the ejected electrons is 4.16 eV. Assume that each photon in the beam ejects a photoelectron.
(a) What is the work function (in electron volts) of this metal?
(b) How many photoelectrons are ejected each second from this metal?
(c) If the power of the light beam, but not its wavelength, were reduced by half, what would be the answer to part (b)?
(d) If the wavelength of the beam, but not its power, were reduced by half, what would be the answer to part (b)?
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QUESTION:
A 2.50-W beam of light of wavelength 124 nm falls on a metal surface. You observe that the maximum kinetic energy of the ejected electrons is 4.16 eV. Assume that each photon in the beam ejects a photoelectron.
(a) What is the work function (in electron volts) of this metal?
(b) How many photoelectrons are ejected each second from this metal?
(c) If the power of the light beam, but not its wavelength, were reduced by half, what would be the answer to part (b)?
(d) If the wavelength of the beam, but not its power, were reduced by half, what would be the answer to part (b)?
ANSWER:Solution 32P
