This question concerns the photoelectric effect in a cosmic context. Ultraviolet radiation striking dust grains composed of the moon's dominant rock type, feldspar (with work function 4.5 eV), leaves them with a small electric charge. Smaller grains levitate due to the resulting electrostatic repulsion, giving the surface a diffuse dust halo. 200 nm ultraviolet strikes a dust grain and ejects an electron. What is the electron's kinetic energy?

This question concerns the photoelectric effect in a cosmic context. Ultraviolet radiation striking dust grains composed of the moon's dominant rock type, feldspar (with work function 4.5 eV), leaves them with a small electric charge. Smaller grains levitate due to the resulting electrostatic repulsion, giving the surface a diffuse dust halo. 200 nm ultraviolet strikes a dust grain and ejects an electron. What is the electron's kinetic energy?

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Chapter39: Introduction To Quantum Physics

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