The Photoelectric Effect: Instructional Master LSM 12.1-3

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Instructional Master

LSM 12.1-3

The Photoelectric Effect

(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

Copyright 2003 Nelson

Chapter 12 Waves, Photons, and Matter 363

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