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PHYWE series of publications Laboratory Experiments Physics PHYWE SYSTEME GMBH 37070 Gttingen, Germany 25104 1
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If a photon of frequency f strikes the cathode, then an electron Fig. 2: Voltage of the photo-cell as a function of the frequency
can be ejected from the metal (external photoelectric effect) if of the irradiated light.
there is sufficient energy.
Electrons will thus only reach the anode as long as their ener-
gy in the electric field is equal to the kinetic energy:
m 2
eU = v
2
with e = electron charge = 1.602 10-19 As
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