This question concerns the photoelectric effect in a cosmic context. Ultraviolet radiation striking dust grains composed of the moon's dominant rock type, feldspar (with work function 4.5 eV), leaves them with a small electric charge. Smaller grains levitate due to the resulting electrostatic repulsion, giving the surface a diffuse dust halo. 200 nm ultraviolet strikes a dust grain and ejects an electron. What is the electron's kinetic energy?
Compton effect
The incoming photons' energy must be in the range of an X-ray frequency to generate the Compton effect. The electron does not lose enough energy that reduces the wavelength of scattered photons towards the visible spectrum. As a result, with visible lights, the Compton effect is missing.
Recoil Velocity
The amount of backward thrust or force experienced by a person when he/she shoots a gun in the forward direction is called recoil velocity. This phenomenon always follows the law of conservation of linear momentum.
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