Question 13 Marks
A photon of wavelength $4 \times 10^{-7} m$ strikes on metal surface, the work function of the metal being 2.13 eV . Calculate (i) the energy of the photon (eV), (ii) the kinetic energy of the emission, and (iii) the velocity of the photoelectron ( $1 eV =1.6020 \times$ $\left.10^{-19} J\right)$.
Answer
View full question & answer→(i) Energy of photons $E =h \nu=\frac{h c}{\lambda}$
$=\frac{6.626 \times 10^{-34} Js \times 3 \times 10^8 ms^{-1}}{4 \times 10^{-7} m}$
$=4.969 \times 10^{-19} J$
$=4.97 \times 10^{-19} J$
$E =\frac{4.97 \times 10^{-19}}{1.6020 \times 10^{-19}}=3.10 eV$
(ii) Energy $( E )=$ K.E. (Kinetic energy) + Work Function
K.E. $=$ E - Work Function
$=3.10-2.13=0.97 eV$
(iii) Kinetic Energy K.E. $=\frac{1}{2} m v ^2$
Velocity of $e ^{-}( v )=\sqrt{\frac{2 \cdot K E}{m}}$
K.E. $=0.97 eV =0.97 \times 1.602 \times 10^{-19} J$
$=0.97 \times 1.602 \times 10^{-19} kg m ^2 s^{-2}$
$v =\sqrt{\frac{2 \times 0.97 \times 1.602 \times 10^{-19} kg m ^2 s^{-2}}{9.1 \times 10^{-31} kg}}$
$v =5.84 \times 10^5 ms^{-1}$
$=\frac{6.626 \times 10^{-34} Js \times 3 \times 10^8 ms^{-1}}{4 \times 10^{-7} m}$
$=4.969 \times 10^{-19} J$
$=4.97 \times 10^{-19} J$
$E =\frac{4.97 \times 10^{-19}}{1.6020 \times 10^{-19}}=3.10 eV$
(ii) Energy $( E )=$ K.E. (Kinetic energy) + Work Function
K.E. $=$ E - Work Function
$=3.10-2.13=0.97 eV$
(iii) Kinetic Energy K.E. $=\frac{1}{2} m v ^2$
Velocity of $e ^{-}( v )=\sqrt{\frac{2 \cdot K E}{m}}$
K.E. $=0.97 eV =0.97 \times 1.602 \times 10^{-19} J$
$=0.97 \times 1.602 \times 10^{-19} kg m ^2 s^{-2}$
$v =\sqrt{\frac{2 \times 0.97 \times 1.602 \times 10^{-19} kg m ^2 s^{-2}}{9.1 \times 10^{-31} kg}}$
$v =5.84 \times 10^5 ms^{-1}$

