What determines the maximum velocity of the photoelectrons?
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What determines the maximum velocity of the photoelectrons?
Photoelectric Effect:
Electromagnetic radiation with sufficient energy hitting a metal surface will produce photoelectrons giving rise to the photoelectric effect. The minimum requirement for photoelectric to take place is that incident light must overcome the threshold energy of the metal surface.
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- The threshold energy is the work function of the surface metal.
- It is the minimum energy that is demanded by the metal surface in order to emit...
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