Photons of energy 6.0 eV are incident on a metal. It isfound that current flows from the metal until a stoppingpotential of 3.8 V is applied. If the wavelength of theincident photons is doubled, what is the maximum kineticenergy of the ejected electrons? What would happen if thewavelength of the incident photons was tripled?
Compton effect
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Recoil Velocity
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Photons of energy 6.0 eV are incident on a metal. It is
found that current flows from the metal until a stopping
potential of 3.8 V is applied. If the wavelength of the
incident photons is doubled, what is the maximum kinetic
energy of the ejected electrons? What would happen if the
wavelength of the incident photons was tripled?
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