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The Photoelectric Effect Lab 10
Prelab Questions : Predictions
✓If the light shining on the metal becomes brighter,the kinetic energy of the emitted electrons will not increase as kinetic energy is independent of the intensity of incident light.
✓If the light shining on the metal becomes brighter, the number of electrons being emitted per second (the photo-current) will increase as intensity of incident light is directly related to the number of electrons ejected .
✓ If the frequency of the light shining on the metal is increased, the number of electrons being emitted per second (the photo-current) will not increase as frequency and number of electrons ejected are independent of each other
✓If the frequency of the light shining on the metal is increased, the kinetic energy of electrons being emitted increase
No all colours will not cause the electrons to be emitted from metal because different colours have different wavelengths and thus different energies . Only the colours having energy greater than the work function of metal will cause the electrons to eject