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Grade 12th passModern Physics

The energy required to remove an electron from sodium is 2.5 eV. Does sodium exhibit photielectric effect from a radiation of wavelength 300nm

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Mahima Kanawat
7 Years ago
Dear student 
Energy corresponding to 300 nm is 4.1ev
[E = 1240/ wavelength in nm]
The energy required is 2.5 ev, so it will exhibit PEE.
The rest of energy will be converted into KE.
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MAHIMA 
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