Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 007351117X
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-117-7

Chapter 7 - Problems - Page 316: 7.6

Answer

See explanation below.

Work Step by Step

Radiation (light energy) occurs as quanta of electromagnetic radiation, where each packet of energy is called a photon. The energy associated with this photon is fixed by its frequency, E = hν. Since energy depends on frequency, a threshold (minimum) frequency is to be expected. A current will flow as soon as a photon of sufficient energy reaches the metal plate, so there is no time lag.
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