The Photoelectric Effect: Instructional Master LSM 12.1-3
The Photoelectric Effect: Instructional Master LSM 12.1-3
The Photoelectric Effect: Instructional Master LSM 12.1-3
LSM 12.1-3
(a)
(b)
cesium
potassium
copper
f 0cesium
f 0potassium
f 0copper
Photocurrent
Photocurrent
Photocurrent
I2
I1
I2 > I1
Intensity
f0
Frequency
Frequency
Figure 9
Photocurrent versus frequency of
incident light for three surfaces.
Cesium has a lower threshold frequency than potassium and copper.
I3 > I2 > I1
I2
ce
ce
fa
ur
slope h
I1
Retarding Potential
fa
ur
I3
ce
fa
ur
s
V0
Figure 10
Cutoff potential is constant for the
same material for any value of
intensity, for light of a given
frequency.
Energy
Photocurrent
Figure 8
(a) Photocurrent versus intensity of light
(b) Photocurrent versus frequency of light for two intensities, I1 and I2
0
W1
f0
f0
f0
Frequency
W2
W3
Figure 13
Energy of photoelectrons versus frequency of incident light for
three surfaces