Cambridge Physics for the IB Diploma
Mark scheme for Support Worksheet – Topic 6,
Worksheet 3
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The energy carried by a wave is distributed along wavefronts; if we consider a
very low intensity beam of light incident on the metal the energy is being
delivered to the metal at a very low rate and so the time required for the
electron to accumulate the energy needed to escape would be very large.
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According to the photon theory of light, the energy of light is carried by
individual photons; and the entire energy carried by the photon is transferred to
the electron at once when the photon is absorbed.
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(Whereas the energy carried by mechanical waves depends on both frequency
and amplitude) the energy carried by electromagnetic waves depends only on
the amplitude and not the frequency; hence the energy of the emitted electron
cannot have any dependence on frequency.
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According to the photon theory the energy of a photon is given by hf ; hence
the energy of the emitted electron is hf   and so depends on the light
frequency.
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The intensity has no effect on the energy of the electrons; increased intensity
implies more photons not more energetic photons.
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More electrons would be ejected; increased intensity implies more photons and
hence greater probability for more electrons to be ejected from the metal.
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The work function is the minimum energy required to eject an electron from a metal
surface.
EK  hf   
 1.00  10
hc

19
 
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6.63  10 34  3  108
 2.2  1.6  10 19
4.2  10 7
J
1 2
2.00  10 19
mv  1.00  10 19 J  v 
 4.7  10 5 m s 1
31
2
9.1  10
6
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b
7
a
b
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Stopping voltage is that voltage between the anode and the cathode in a
photoelectric effect experiment for which the photocurrent becomes zero.
From eVS  hf    VS 
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hf 
h
 the slope is , i.e. Planck’s constant divided
e e
e
by the elementary charge.
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Particles show wavelike behaviour; with a wavelength that equals Plank’s
constant divided by the particle’s momentum.
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See Physics for the IB Diploma, pages 394–395.
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p2
 150 1.6 10 19  p  6.6110 24 Ns; and so
2m
h 6.63  10 34
 
 1.0  10 10 m
24
p 6.61  10
2L
with n 1,2,3
n
a
The allowed wavelengths are  
b
E
a
The product of the uncertainties in momentum and position is never less than
Planck’s constant divided by 4π .
b
p2
h2

; and so E 
2m 2m 2
h2
h 2 n2

2
2L
2m( )2 8mL
n
Since x : 1010 m (this is an order of magnitude calculation so you may
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choose x : 10 10 m if you wish);
2
h
6.63  1034
p 

 5.3  1025  1024 Ns
10
4πx 4π  10
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