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Answer: 1.011 eV</h2>
Explanation:
The described situation is the photoelectric effect, which consists of the emission of electrons (electric current) that occurs when light falls on a metal surface under certain conditions.
If we consider the light as a stream of photons and each of them has energy, this energy is able to pull an electron out of the crystalline lattice of the metal and communicate, in addition, a <u>kinetic energy. </u>
This is what Einstein proposed:
Light behaves like a stream of particles called photons with an energy
:
(1)
So, the energy
of the incident photon must be equal to the sum of the Work function
of the metal and the kinetic energy
of the photoelectron:
(2)
Where
is the <u>minimum amount of energy required to induce the photoemission of electrons from the surface of a metal, and </u><u>its value depends on the metal. </u>
In this case
and ![K_{1}=4eV](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=K_%7B1%7D%3D4eV)
So, for the first light source of wavelength
, and applying equation (2) we have:
(3)
(4)
Now, substituting (1) in (4):
(5)
Where:
is the Planck constant
is the frequency
Now, the <u>frequency has an inverse relation with the wavelength </u>
:
(6)
Where
is the speed of light in vacuum
Substituting (6) in (5):
(7)
Then finding
:
(8)
We obtain the wavelength of the first light suorce
:
(9)
Now, we are told the second light source
has the double the wavelength of the first:
(10)
Then:
(11)
Knowing this value we can find
:
(12)
(12)
(13)
Knowing the value of
and
, and knowing we are working with the same work function, we can finally find the maximum kinetic energy
for this wavelength:
(14)
(15)
This is the maximum kinetic energy for the second light source