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15.5 The Photoelectric Effect
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Maximum kinetic energy vs. frequency of incident light.
Maximum kinetic energy vs. frequency of incident light.
A student shines monochromatic light of various frequencies \(f\) onto a metal plate in an evacuated tube and measures the maximum kinetic energy \(K_{\max}\) of the emitted photoelectrons. The graph shows the measured maximum kinetic energy as a function of the light frequency. Based on the graph, what is the work function of the metal plate?

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