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define work function of a metal?

prasanjeet kumar , 10 Years ago
Grade 8
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Apoorva Arora

Last Activity: 10 Years ago

The work function is the minimum amount of energy needed to pop an electron out of the metal. A photon at the cutoff frequency/wavelength carries exactly that minimum energy:
E = phi = h nu = h c / lambda.
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Apoorva Arora
IIT Roorkee
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