A photocathode whose work function is 2.5 eV is illuminated with white light that has a continuous wavelength band from 360 nm to 700 nm. The stopping potential for this white light illumination is closest to:
A) 0.94 V
B) 0.85 V
C) 1.0 V
D) 1.1 V
E) 1.2 V
A
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What is the complementarity principle?
a. If an electron or photon is a particle, it cannot be a wave. b. If an electron is being observed as a particle, it cannot be simultaneously observed as a wave. c. A complete description of an electron or photon must include its particle and wave characteristics. d. If electrons act as particles in an experiment, then the photons in the experiment behave as waves. e. When an electron or photon is behaving like a particle, it is not behaving like a wave.