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This is more of a conceptual question.
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1.KE_{Max} = hf-\phi
2.\phi = Work Function. The minimum energy required to free an electron with a photon
3.E=hf This it the energy of a photon
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In my book it says that" hf > \phi" then electrons can be ejected" and ""If the light frequency is too low, such that the photon energy hf is less than the work function \phi, then there is simply insufficeient energy in any given photon to free an electron.
What is the kinetic energy of an electron if the energy of a photon is the same as the Work Function? Like what happens?
Homework Statement
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1.KE_{Max} = hf-\phi
2.\phi = Work Function. The minimum energy required to free an electron with a photon
3.E=hf This it the energy of a photon
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In my book it says that" hf > \phi" then electrons can be ejected" and ""If the light frequency is too low, such that the photon energy hf is less than the work function \phi, then there is simply insufficeient energy in any given photon to free an electron.
What is the kinetic energy of an electron if the energy of a photon is the same as the Work Function? Like what happens?