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How fast must an electron move to have a kinetic energy equal to the photon energy of sodium light at wavelength 500 nm?

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To find out how fast an electron must move to have a kinetic energy equal to the photon energy of sodium light at a wavelength of 500 nm, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Calculate the energy of the photon The energy of a photon can be calculated using the formula: \[ E = \frac{hc}{\lambda} ...
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