Photoelectric Effect

Put into a nice equation:

• hf = W + e*Vstop

  • where f is the frequency of the light
  • W is the “WORK FUNCTION”, or the amount of energy needed to get the electron out of the metal
  • Vstop is the stopping potential

• When Vstop = 0, f = fcutoff , and hfcutoff = W.

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