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 (A = 546.1 nm) is used, a stopping potential of 0.376 V reduces the photocur- rent to zero. (a) Based on this measurement, what is the work function for this metal? (b) What stopping potential would be observed when using the yellow light from a helium discharge tube (A = 587.5 nm)?

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 (A = 546.1 nm) is used, a stopping potential of 0.376 V reduces the photocur- rent to zero. (a) Based on this measurement, what is the work function for this metal? (b) What stopping potential would be observed when using the yellow light from a helium discharge tube (A = 587.5 nm)?

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