University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 38, Problem 38.8DQ
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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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