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AP Physics 2
15.5 The Photoelectric Effect
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An experiment investigating the photoelectric effect is conducted using different monochromatic light sources and clean metal surfaces as summarized in the table. Monochromatic light of wavelength \(\lambda_0\) consists of photons each with energy \(E_0 = 3\Phi_0\), where \(\Phi_0\) is a reference work function. If no electrons are ejected during a trial, the maximum kinetic energy of ejected electrons is taken to be zero.

TrialIncident WavelengthWork Function
1\(\lambda_0\)\(\Phi_0\)
2\(\dfrac{\lambda_0}{2}\)\(4\Phi_0\)
3\(\dfrac{\lambda_0}{3}\)\(6\Phi_0\)
4\(2\lambda_0\)\(2\Phi_0\)

Which of the following correctly ranks the maximum kinetic energy \(K_{\text{max}}\) of the electrons ejected from the metal targets in the four trials?

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