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Question
Write Einstein’s photoelectric equation.
Solution
Einstein’s photoelectric equation is
hv = hv0 + `1/2 mv_max^2`
Where v and v0 are the frequencies of incident light and threshold frequency and vmax the maximum velocity of the ejected electron.
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