11.6 - EINSTEIN’S PHOTOELECTRIC EQUATION: ENERGY QUANTUM OF RADIATION
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What is the definition of the photoelectric effect?
💡 Hint: Think about how light interacts with metals.
Who proposed the photon theory explaining the photoelectric effect?
💡 Hint: This physicist was awarded a Nobel Prize for this work.
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What is the relationship between light intensity and the energy of emitted photoelectrons?
💡 Hint: Think about how energy is defined in the context of photons.
Is the stopping potential dependent on the frequency of the incident light?
💡 Hint: Recall the relationship defined in Einstein's equation.
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A metal's work function is 3.1 eV. What frequency of light is required to cause photoemission?
💡 Hint: High frequency light often means ultraviolet or visible spectrum for metals.
Explain why the photoelectric effect cannot be explained by classical wave theory.
💡 Hint: Consider the concept of quantization introduced by Einstein.
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