A photon of wavelength 4 x 10-7 m strikes on metal surface, the work function of the metal being 2.13 eV. Calculate: (i) the energy of the photon (eV), (ii) the kinetic energy of the emission, and (iii) the velocity of the photoelectron (1 eV = 1.6020 10-19J).
Wavelength of radiation (λ) = 6800 Å
= 6800 X 10-10m
Now, threshold frequency
Also work function (W0) = hv0
= (6.626 x 10-34 Js) x (4.41 x 1014 s-1)
= 2.92 x 10-19 J
The work function for caesium atom is 1.9 eV. Calculate: (a) the threshold wavelength and (b) the threshold frequency of radiation. If the caesium element is irradiated with a wavelength 500 nm, calculate the kinetic energy and velocity of the ejected photoelectron.