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Understanding the Photoelectric Effect
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| Title | Understanding the Photoelectric Effect |
| Description | This is a homework activity designed to help students understand how the photoelectric effect experiment works and why a photon model of light is necessary to explain the results. It was developed to be used in a sophomore level modern physics class, after lecture instruction on the photoelectric effect. For more details about the course, please see: http://per.colorado.edu/modern. This activity was used in a course where questions were constrained to being multiple choice or numeric for computer grading, so it is not as inquiry based. |
| Subject | Physics |
| Level | Undergrad - Advanced, Undergrad - Intro |
| Type | Homework |
| Answers Included | No |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Quantum Mechanics, current, field, phet activity, photon, quantum |
| Simulation(s) | Photoelectric Effect |
| Author(s) | Sam McKagan, Kathy Perkins, and Carl Wieman |
| Contact Email | sam.mckagan@gmail.com |
| School / Organization | University of Colorado |
| Date submitted | 7/23/06 |
| Date updated | 4/20/10 |
Comments
zaidiazhar1@yahoo.com- I used this tutorial of photoelectric effect in my class and the students were highly satisfied with this work.
Trish
8/20/11
where could i find the answers to these questions?
Rick
11/2/15
Rick,
Answer keys are not typically posted on this open site. We typically recommend emailing the author of the activity to request an answer key. This activity was authored by the PhET team, but unfortunately no answer key is available. Please email phethelp@colorado.edu if you need an answer to a specific question.
Amy
11/9/15
