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Physics · Topic 18

Photoelectric effect and thermionic emission

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The photoelectric effect: factor determining photoelectric current (light intensity / photon flux)

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Threshold wavelength for the photoelectric effect from work function

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Threshold frequency for the photoelectric effect from work function

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Threshold frequency for the photoelectric effect from work function

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Thermionic emission of electrons from a heated metal

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Thermionic emission of electrons from a heated metal

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Maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons from einstein's photoelectric equation

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Maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons from einstein's photoelectric equation

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Physical quantities governing the rate of thermionic emission

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Photoelectric effect: factor determining photoelectric current

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Photoelectric effect: fastest electron speed (case 1)

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Photoelectric effect: fastest electron speed (case 2)

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Photoelectric effect: intensity, frequency and photoelectron count (true/false)

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Work function of a photocathode from photon energy and maximum photoelectron kinetic energy

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True or false: in the photoelectric effect, excess photon energy is scattered as lower-energy photons

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True or false: in the photoelectric effect, a bound electron's ke equals the full photon energy

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True or false: in the photoelectric effect, a free electron dissipates leftover photon energy as heat

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