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Thermal Radiation. Quantum Nature of Light.

Problem 5.278

There is a vacuum photocell whose one electrode is made of cesium and the other of copper. Find the maximum velocity of photoelectrons approaching the copper electrode when the cesium electrode is subjected to electromagnetic radiation of wavelength \(0.22 \mu \mathrm{m}\) and the electrodes are shorted outside the cell.

Reveal Answer
vmax=6.4105 m/sv_{\max }=6.4 \cdot 10^{5} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}