IB skill practice

Apply photoelectric effect relationships

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Threshold frequency

A metal in a quantum evidence review has work function \(2.5\,\text{eV}\). Using \(h=4.136\times10^{-15}\,\text{eV s}\), calculate threshold frequency in \(10^{14}\,\text{Hz}\). Use the diagram labels before calculating the requested value. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the quantum or nuclear physics.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.