Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Photoelectric effect

Photoelectric effect — practice question

(a)[3]

State three items of evidence from the photoelectric effect that support a particulate nature for electromagnetic radiation.

(b(i))[3]

Calculate the energy, in eV, of a photon of electromagnetic radiation with wavelength $380\,\text{nm}$.

(b(ii))[2]

Determine which metals will produce photoelectrons. Explain your answer.

(c)[3]

Photons with wavelength $380\,\text{nm}$ strike a metal surface normally at a rate of $7.6 \times 10^{14}\,\text{s}^{-1}$. Every photon is absorbed by the surface and no photoelectrons are emitted. Calculate the force exerted on the metal surface by the incident photons.

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