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    The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from matter as a result of that matter absorbing photons. Some key points: 1) It was first observed in the late 1800s but was not well understood until Einstein's 1905 explanation that light behaves as discrete packets of energy called photons rather than as a wave. 2) Einstein's explanation accounted for experimental observations that puzzled earlier scientists, such as electrons being emitted only above a threshold frequency of light and kinetic energy of electrons depending on frequency, not intensity, of light. 3) The photoelectric effect demonstrated that light has particle-like properties (as photons) in addition to wave-like properties and helped launch the field of quantum mechanics.

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    The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from matter as a result of that matter absorbing photons. Some key points: 1) It was first observed in the late 1800s but was not well understood until Einstein's 1905 explanation that light behaves as discrete packets of energy called photons rather than as a wave. 2) Einstein's explanation accounted for experimental observations that puzzled earlier scientists, such as electrons being emitted only above a threshold frequency of light and kinetic energy of electrons depending on frequency, not intensity, of light. 3) The photoelectric effect demonstrated that light has particle-like properties (as photons) in addition to wave-like properties and helped launch the field of quantum mechanics.

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    The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from matter as a result of that matter absorbing photons. Some key points: 1) It was first observed in the late 1800s but was not well understood until Einstein's 1905 explanation that light behaves as discrete packets of energy called photons rather than as a wave. 2) Einstein's explanation accounted for experimental observations that puzzled earlier scientists, such as electrons being emitted only above a threshold frequency of light and kinetic energy of electrons depending on frequency, not intensity, of light. 3) The photoelectric effect demonstrated that light has particle-like properties (as photons) in addition to wave-like properties and helped launch the field of quantum mechanics.

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    el e ct r i c
    Photo
    effect

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    Is Photoelectric Effect?
    1+ 2=3
    • the effect had been observed by scientists
    A bit of history • they were confused by the behavior because they didn't
    Before fully understand the nature of light
    Einstein time

    • James Clark Maxwell (Scotland) and Hendrik Lorentz


    (Netherlands )
    • that light behave as wave.  seeing how light demonstrate
    Late 1800s interference, diffraction and scattering.

    • Einstein
    • idea of wave particle duality was revolutionary  disagree
    1905 with classical theory

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    A bit of history
    1+2
    • Heinrich Hertz of Germany, first person to see the photoelectric
    =3
    effect
    1887

    • J.J. Thompson in England, demonstrated that ultraviolet light hitting


    a metal surface caused the ejection of electrons. 
    1899

    • Robert Millikan found a relation between one of Einstein's constants


    and Planck's constant.
    • Arthur Compton in showed that X-rays also could be treated as
    1922 - photons
    1931 • Ralph Howard discover relationship between metal temperatures and
    photoelectric currents

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    Electron being emitted (knock off) from
    surface of metal when it is illuminated by a
    beam of light at certain frequency.

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    O X
    X
    instantaneous
    phenomenon Light at certain
    O frequency

    Light sensitive metal


    surface

    photoelectrons

    Movement of electrons from Thermionic emission -> the


    heating of filament
    cathode to anode  current in mA
    No light sources is used

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    At certain frequency, electron
    (photoelectrons) will be emitted
    Motion of electrons from the metal.
    from cathode to This frequency is known as threshold
    anode, generate frequency, fo
    current

    NO electron (photoelectrons) will be


    emitted from the metal if the
    frequency is less than threshold
    frequency, fo

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    As frequency increases, more than
    fo , electrons will gains more KE .

    Characteristic no 1: Energy is directly proportional to frequency Eαf


    Characteristic no 2: Threshold frequency,fo minimum frequency to knock
    electron from the metal.
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    Relationship between
    light intensity and
    kinetic energy.
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    Low intensity (19%), less electron is
    produced.
    Current is low.

    High intensity (69%),more electron is


    produced.
    Current is high.

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    Temperature Check!

    OK! I am not OK

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    Can you rule out 4 characteristics of
    photoelectric effect?

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