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brittsterrr
29.05.2020 • 
Chemistry

In order to comply with the requirement that energy be conserved, Einstein showed in the photoelectric effect that the energy of a photon (h) absorbed by a metal is the sum of the work function (), the minimum energy needed to dislodge an electron from the metal's surface, and the kinetic energy (Ek) of the electron: h = + Ek. When light of wavelength 357.4 nm falls on the surface of potassium metal, the speed (u) of the dislodged electron is 5.8×105 m/s. What is (in kJ/mol) of potassium?

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