The Photoelectric Effect
E
kinetic
= E
photon
- ε
work
Metal
ε
work
(eV)
K
2.29
Na
2.36
Ca
2.87
Li
2.9
Mg
3.66
Pb
4.25
Ga
4.32
Question
Photoelectrons with kinteic energy 2 eV are ejected from a sample of sodium. What was the photon energy (in eV) of the light used?
Your answer:
eV
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