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Photoelectric Effect

Kinetic energy of ejected electrons.

Formula

Kmax=hf−ϕK_{max} = hf - \phi

Variables

hPlanck constant
fFrequency
\phiWork function

Did You Know?

Einstein won his Nobel Prize for the photoelectric effect, not relativity, cementing that light comes in particles.

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