University Physics with Modern Physics, Volume 2 (Chs. 21-37); Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card (14th Edition)
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The reason for most photoelectrons have kinetic energies less than hfϕ as shown in in figure 38.4 and how these small kinetic energies occur.

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