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The work function for potassium is 2.24 eV. If potassium metal is illuminated with light of wavelength 350 nm , find:

Athe maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons at this wavelength.

Bthe cut off wavelength for potassium

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Photo electric effect.Some guidance notes which may help ...
The energy of a photon of wavelength lambda is E=hc/lambda where h is Plank's constant, c is the speed of light, and lambda is the wavelength.The units of eV (electron volts) and the value of Planck's constant probably have to be determined. Calculate E=hc/lambda as hx3x10^8/(350x10^-9) and compare that to 2.24eV (expressed in consistent units which could be Joules)If the 350nm photon energy is higher than 2.24eV, then the difference should be the kinetic energy of the ejected photo electron.
if a photon has equal to or less than 2.24 eV work function, then it won't be ejected. That wavelength can be found by equating the work function to the photon energy using the equation E=hc/lambda2.24eV=hx3x10^8/(lambda_cut_off)

If the incoming light photon has an energy less than the work function of the metal, then the metal will not emit a photon.
This is the photo-electric effect, explained by Einstein who got a Nobel prize for this, and also for relativity. The point was, it seems, that it didn't matter how intense the light source was, it was the energy of photons within the light source, expressed by their wavelength, that mattered. 
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The term work function refers to the energy that must be supplied in order for an electron to leave the surface of the metal.

What is work function?

The term work function refers to the energy that must be supplied in order for an electron to leave the surface of the metal.

The energy of the photon is; 6.6 10^-34 3 10^8/350 10^-9 = 5.7 10^-19 J or 3.6 ev.

The kinetic energy of the electrons is 3.6 eV - 2.24 eV = 1.36 eV.

The work function of the metal is; 2.24 1.6 10^-19 = 3.7 10^-19 J

E = hc/λ

λ = E/hc

λ = 3.7 10^-19 J/6.6 10^-34 3 10^8

= 1.87 * 10^6 m

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