Two light sources are used in a photoelectric experiment to determine the work function for a particular metal surface. When green light from a mercury lamp (À = 546.1 nm) is used, a stopping potential of 0.818 V reduces the photocurrent to zero. (a) Based on this measurement, what is the work function for this metal? eV (b) What stopping potential would be observed when using light from a red lamp ( = 637.0 nm)? V

Two light sources are used in a photoelectric experiment to determine the work function for a particular metal surface. When green light from a mercury lamp (À = 546.1 nm) is used, a stopping potential of 0.818 V reduces the photocurrent to zero. (a) Based on this measurement, what is the work function for this metal? eV (b) What stopping potential would be observed when using light from a red lamp ( = 637.0 nm)? V

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