11.28 A mercury lamp is a convenient source for studying frequency dependence of photoelectric emission, since it gives a number of spectral lines ranging from the UV to the red end of the visible spectrum. In our experiment with rubidium photo-cell, the following lines from a mercury source were used:

λ1 = 3650 Å, λ2 = 4047 Å, λ3 = 4358 Å, λ4 = 5461 Å, λ5 = 6907 Å,

The stopping voltages, respectively, were measured to be:

V01 = 1.28 V, V02 = 0.95 V, V03 = 0.74 V, V04 = 0.16 V, V05 = 0 V

Determine the value of Planck's constant h, the threshold frequency and work function for the material.

[Note: You will notice that to get h from the data, you will need to know e (which you can take to be 1.6 *10-19 C). Experiments of this kind on Na, Li, K, etc. were performed by Millikan, who, using his own value of e (from the oil-drop experiment) confirmed Einstein's photoelectric equation and at the same time gave an independent estimate of the value of h.]

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11.28 Einstein's photoelectric equation is given as:

eV0 = hν-0

V0=heν-0e ………..(1)

where

V0= Stopping potential

h = Planck's constant

e = Charge of an electron

ν=Frequencyofradiation

0=Workfunctionofamaterial

Speed of light, c = 3 *108 m/s

It can be concluded from equation (1) that V0 is directly proportional to frequency ν

Now frequency ν can be expressed as

ν=cλ

Then,

  ν1 = cλ1 = 3*1083650Å Hz = 8.219

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