You illuminate a surface with 257 nm photons and find that the maximum kinetic energy of electrons emitted is 2.28 eV. What is the work function (binding energy) of the surface? Please give your answer in eV.

You illuminate a surface with 257 nm photons and find that the maximum kinetic energy of electrons emitted is 2.28 eV. What is the work function (binding energy) of the surface? Please give your answer in eV.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter28: Quantum Physics

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