When light of wavelength 350 nm is incident on a metal surface,the stopping potential of the photoelectrons is 0.500 V.What is the maximum kinetic energy of these electrons? (c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s,h = 6.626 × 10^-34 J ∙ s,1 eV = 1.60 × 10^-19 J)

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The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is equal to the stopping potential times the charge of an electron, which is given as 0.500 V. Since 1 eV is the energy an electron gains when it accelerates through a potential difference of 1 V, the maximum kinetic energy of the electrons is directly 0.500 eV.

When Light of Wavelength 350 Nm Is Incident on a Metal