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Light of frequency falls on a metal of work function . Find the stopping potential in volts, to two decimals. Use and .

Numerical answer type, answer in V, tolerance 0.02.

Answer: 1.41 V

Photon energy h nu = 6.0959e-19 J = 3.810 eV. e V0 = h nu - W = 3.810 - 2.4 = 1.410 eV, so V0 = 1.41 V.
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