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Grade 8General Physics

two metals A and B have work functions 4 eV and 10 eV respectively. which metal has higher thersold frequency?

Profile image of prasanjeet kumar
12 Years agoGrade 8
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Profile image of Apoorva Arora
11 Years ago
Threshold frequency is the minimum frequency at which photoelectric effect can be observed. So, the metal B has the higher work function and hence the higher threshold frequency.
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IIT Roorkee
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