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Regents Review

Regents Review. A racecar initially traveling at 55 m/s applies the breaks and comes to a stop in 2.2 s. a. What is the car’s acceleration? b. How far does the car go before it stops? Given v i = 55 m/s v f = 0 m/s a = ? d = ? t = 2.2 s. Given v i = 55 m/s v f = 0 m/s

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Regents Review

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  1. Regents Review • A racecar initially traveling at 55 m/s applies the breaks and comes to a stop in 2.2 s. • a. What is the car’s acceleration? • b. How far does the car go before it stops? • Given • vi = 55 m/s • vf = 0 m/s • a = ? • d = ? • t = 2.2 s

  2. Given vi = 55 m/s vf = 0 m/s a = ? d = ? t = 2.2 s vf = vi + at 0 = 55 m/s + a(2.2 s) a = -25 m/s2 d = vi t + ½ at2 d = 60.5 m

  3. Aim: How can we describe the photoelectric effect? What is light?

  4. Proof that Light is a Wave • Light can be polarized • Diffraction • Young’s Experiment • However, other experiments suggest that light might be something else

  5. Photoelectric Effect • When light falls on metal surfaces, electrons are ejected from them • These electrons are called photoelectrons

  6. Photocell Light Negatively charged metal plate (zinc) photocell - - - - - + + + + + - - - electrons - +

  7. Experiment Designed a photocell James Clerk Maxwell 1831-1879

  8. Applications of the Photoelectric Effect • “Electric eyes” that open doors and turn on lights automatically • Burglar Alarms • Solar Power

  9. Wave Theory • Wave Theory cannot explain this!

  10. Photoelectric Effect Photoelectric Effect - Light, Quantum Mechanics, Photons - PhET

  11. http://www.stmary.ws/highschool/physics/home/animations3/modernPhysics/photoelectricEffect.htmlhttp://www.stmary.ws/highschool/physics/home/animations3/modernPhysics/photoelectricEffect.html

  12. According to wave theory… • What should happen to the KE of the photoelectrons if you increase the light intensity? (Remember that light intensity is the energy of the light) • Wave theory says that the electrons should have more KE

  13. According to wave theory… • There should be a time delay between the light striking the photoelectrons and the photoelectrons moving • They need time to build up their own energy • Frequency should have nothing to do with the energy of the photoelectrons • Energy is a property of the amplitude

  14. What Really Happens • Light intensity has nothing to do with the KE of the emitted photoelectrons max KE of ejected electrons Light intensity (energy of the wave)

  15. Instead, more electrons are ejected as light intensity increases # of ejected electrons Light intensity (energy of the wave)

  16. Time Delay • There is no time delay between the light striking the electrons and them moving • The energy of the wave is not being determined by its intensity

  17. Frequency • Frequency affects the energy of the ejected photoelectrons • The higher the frequency, the higher the energy • There is a minimum frequency • NO electrons will be emitted below the minimum frequency • This minimum frequency is called the THRESHOLD FREQUENCY (fo)

  18. max KE of ejected electrons fo frequency

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