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Photoelectric threshold of silver is `lamda=3800A`. Ultraviolet light of `lamda=2600A` is incident of a silver surface. Calculate:
a. the value of work function in joule and in eV.
b. maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons.
c. the maximum velocity of the photoelectrons.
(Mass of the electrons`=9.11xx10^(-31)`).

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The correct Answer is:
(a) 3.27 ev., `5.23 x 10^(-19)` , (b) 1.5 eV (c) `0.7289 x 10^(6) m//s`
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