What is the photoelectric effect?

Topic 5 - Waves (Physics A level Edexcel)

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Where a current is produced in a diode
When a wire is passed through a magnetic field, inducing a current
When electrons get released from an atom (ionisation) because of an EM wave
The process of using electronics to take digital representations of an image
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What are photons?
Bundles or quanta of energy
A fundemental particle on the standard model
Light being interpreted in wave form
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the photoelectric effect phenominon?
Where particles ionised when light shone on them
Where particles only ionised when the light shone on them was higher than a certain frequency
The photoelectric effect
That different light is emitted when electrons drop down energy levels
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the particle theory?
That only Photon particles can release electrons
That light causes the emission of particles (Photoelectric effect)
That everything is made up of tiny particles called atoms
That light can also act as particles
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is wave particle duality?
a law that says Photons are particles
Light is just a wave
every particle can be described as a particle, or a wave
That light is both a wave and a particle
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is Threshold Frequency?
Minimum frequency of wave to ionise an electron
Maximum frequency of wave to ionise an electon
Maximum frequency of wave to stop the ionisation of electrons
Minimum frequency of wave to stop the ionisation of electrons
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is work function?
The energy required for an atom to escape from a composite
The energy of a certain frequency of light (e=hf)
The energy of an ionised electron
The minimum energy required for an electron to ionise
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