A (nm) 100 120 140 160 180 200 Vo (V) 7.53 5.59 3.98 2.92 2.06 1.43
In developing night-vision equipment, you need to measure the work function for a metal surface, so you perform a photoelectric-effect experiment. You measure the stopping potential V0 as a function of the wavelength l of the light that is incident on the surface. You get the results in the table.
In your analysis, you use c = 2.998 x 108m/s and e = 1.602 x 10-19 C, which are values obtained in other experiments. (a) Select a way to plot your results so that the data points fall close to a straight line. Using that plot, find the slope and y-intercept of the best-fit straight line to the data. (b) Use the results of part (a) to calculate Planck’s constant h (as a test of your data) and the work function (in eV) of the surface. (c) What is the longest wavelength of light that will produce photoelectrons from this surface? (d) What wavelength of light is required to produce photoelectrons with kinetic energy 10.0 eV?
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