From: Andrew Lorimer <andrew@lorimer.id.au>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 12:24:37 +0000 (+1000)
Subject: minor modifications to photoelectric notes
X-Git-Tag: yr11~53
X-Git-Url: https://git.lorimer.id.au/notes.git/diff_plain/486c6cc4daa406ddee6dba0cd896e3f4f6b1e0fe

minor modifications to photoelectric notes
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diff --git a/physics/light-matter.md b/physics/light-matter.md
index 6eed91f..a2d5f6d 100644
--- a/physics/light-matter.md
+++ b/physics/light-matter.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ particle model:
 - rate of photoelectron release is proportional to intensity of incident light
 - shining light on a metal "bombards" it with photons
 - no time delay
+- one photon releases one electron
 
 #### Work function and threshold frequency
 
@@ -68,9 +69,13 @@ $f$ is frequency of incident photon (**not** emitted electron)
 $\phi$ is work function ("latent" energy)
 
 Gradient of a frequency-energy graph is equal to $h$  
-y-intercept is equal to $\phi$
+y-intercept is equal to $\phi$  
+voltage $V$ in circuit is indicative of max kinetic energy in eV
 
 #### Stopping potential $V_0$
+
+Smallest voltage to achieve minimum current
+
 $$V_0 = {E_{K \operatorname{max}} \over q_e} = {{hf - \phi} \over q_e}$$
 
 ## Wave-particle duality