WorksheetsPhotoelectric Effect
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 18mins
A particle of light is called a...
Photoelectron
Photon
Proton
Electron
The only way to increase the number of photoelectrons emitted is by increasing the _________ of the light
Intensity
Wavelength
Frequency
Energy
What color of light has the greatest energy per photon?
Red
Green
Blue
Violet
The energy of photoelectrons emitted from a metal surface can be increased by
using light of higher frequency.
using light of longer wavelength.
using light of higher intensity.
using monochromatic, polarized light.
What is the best description of 'threshold frequency'?
The minimum energy needed for electrons to escape a surface.
The maximum kinetic energy that an emitted electron has.
The minimum frequency of a photon that will cause an electron to be emitted.
The frequency that an emitted electron will have.
