In a series a photoelectric emission experiments, a number of metals of work functions W were illuminated with monochromatic light of different frequencies f and intensities I. It was found that, for

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In a series a photoelectric emission experiments, a number of metals of work functions W were illuminated with monochromatic light of different frequencies f and intensities I. It was found that, for each experiment, the emitted electrons emerged with a spread of kinetic energies up to an certain maximum value. This maximum kineticenergy depends on

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$K_{m a x} = h f - W$

Maximum energy depends on frequency and work function Intensity affects the emission rate, not this maximum energy

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K m a x ​ = h f − W Maximum energy depends on frequency and work function Intensity affects the emission rate, not this maximum energy

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