Ejecting Electrons with Light
The minimum frequency of light needed to eject electrons from a metal is called the threshold.
Find the minimum energy needed to eject electrons from a metal with a threshold frequency of 3.27*10^14s^-1.
With what kinetic energy will electrons be ejected when this metal is exposed to light with a wavelength of lamda = 245 nm?
KE_electron = _________ J
HINT:
Energy is related to frequency via E = hv.
The energy of the ejected electron is the difference between the minimum required energy and the energy of the light. You're given the wavelength of the light (lambda = 245 nm) which you'll need to convert to energy using E = hc/lambda.
Recall that h is Planck's constant (h = 6.626*10^-34 J*s) and c is the speed of light (c=2.998*10^8 m/s).