For the photoelectric effect, the maximum kinetic energy $(E_{k})$ of the photoelectrons is plotted against the frequency $(v)$ of the incident photons as shown in figure. The slope of the graph gives

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For the photoelectric effect, the maximum kinetic energy E k of the photoelectrons is plotted against the frequency ( v ) of the incident photons as shown in figure. The slope of the graph gives

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Comparing Einstein's equation K max = h v - h v 0 , with y = m x + c , we get slope, m = h , which is Planck’s constant.

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