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(How Einstein really became (How Einstein really became famous!)famous!)

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Metal Foil

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Metal Foil

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►As blue light strikes the metal foil, the As blue light strikes the metal foil, the foil emits electrons.foil emits electrons.

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►When red light hits the metal foil, the When red light hits the metal foil, the foil does not emit electrons.foil does not emit electrons.

►Blue light has more energy than red Blue light has more energy than red light.light.

►How could we get more energy into How could we get more energy into the red light?the red light?

►Try increasing the brightness.Try increasing the brightness.

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►Well, that didn’t work!Well, that didn’t work!►Maybe its still not bright enough.Maybe its still not bright enough.

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►Still not working.Still not working.►What happens with brighter blue light?What happens with brighter blue light?

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►More blue light means more electrons More blue light means more electrons emitted, but that doesn’t work with emitted, but that doesn’t work with red.red.

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►Wave theory cannot explain these Wave theory cannot explain these phenomena, as the energy depends on phenomena, as the energy depends on the intensity (brightness)the intensity (brightness)

►According to wave theory bright red According to wave theory bright red light should work!light should work!

►BUT IT DOESN’T!BUT IT DOESN’T!

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►Einstein said that light travels in tiny Einstein said that light travels in tiny packets called packets called quanta.quanta.

►The energyThe energy of each quanta is given by of each quanta is given by its frequencyits frequency

E=hfE=hfEnergyEnergy

Planck’s constantPlanck’s constant

frequencyfrequency

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►Each metal has a minimum energy Each metal has a minimum energy needed for an electron to be emitted.needed for an electron to be emitted.

►This is known as the This is known as the work function, work function, W.W.

►So, for an electron to be emitted, the So, for an electron to be emitted, the energy of the photon,energy of the photon, hf hf, must be , must be greater than the work function, greater than the work function, WW..

►The excess energy is the The excess energy is the kinetic energy, kinetic energy, EE of the emitted electron. of the emitted electron.

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EINSTEIN’S PHOTOELECTRIC EQUATION:-EINSTEIN’S PHOTOELECTRIC EQUATION:-

E= hf-W

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►For a further demonstration try this For a further demonstration try this website:-website:-The Photoelectric EffectThe Photoelectric Effect

Try to find the work functions ofTry to find the work functions of :- :-

AluminiumAluminiumSilverSilverCopperCopperSodiumSodiumPlatinumPlatinum