Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Photoelectric effect

Photoelectric effect — practice question

(a)[3]

Electromagnetic radiation with one fixed frequency is incident on a metal surface, causing an electron to be emitted. Explain why the maximum kinetic energy of the electron does not depend on the intensity of the incident radiation.

(b(i))[3]

Ultraviolet radiation with wavelength $250\,\text{nm}$ falls on the surface of a sheet of zinc. The maximum kinetic energy of the emitted electrons is $1.4\,\text{eV}$. Determine, in $\text{eV}$, the energy of a photon in the ultraviolet radiation.

(b(ii))[2]

Determine, in $\text{eV}$, the work function energy for the zinc surface.

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