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Thermal Radiation. Quantum Nature of Light.

Problem 5.273

Find the photoelectric threshold for zinc and the maximum velocity of photoelectrons liberated from its surface by electromagnetic radiation with wavelength \(250 \mathrm{nm}\).

Reveal Answer
332nm,6.6105 m/s332 \mathrm{nm}, 6.6 \cdot 10^{5} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}