Photoelectric Effect: When a Metal Surface Is Illuminated with Light

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Essay

Photoelectric effect: When a metal surface is illuminated with light of wavelength 437 nm, the stopping potential for photoelectrons is 1.67 V. (c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s, h = 6.626 × 10^-34 J ∙ s, e = -1.60 × 10^-19 C, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10^-19 J, m_el = 9.11 × 10^-31 kg)
(a) What is the work function of the metal, in eV?
(b) What is the maximum speed of the ejected electrons?

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