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The ejection of the photoelectron from the silver metal in the photoelectric effect experiment can be stopped by applying the voltage of 0.35 V when the radiation 256.7 nm is used, Calculate the work function for silver metal.

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To calculate the work function for silver metal in the photoelectric effect experiment, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Calculate the energy of the incident photon The energy of a photon (E) can be calculated using the formula: \[ E = \frac{hc}{\lambda} \] where: - \( h \) is Planck's constant (\( 6.626 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{J s} \)) - \( c \) is the speed of light (\( 3 \times 10^{8} \, \text{m/s} \)) ...
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