Light hits a sodium metal surface and the velocity of the ejected electron is 6.61 x 105 m.s-1. The work function for sodium is 150.6 kJ.mol-1.
Ek=0.5m.v^2
How do I find the mass of an ejected electron? Is it just the molar mass of sodium?
How do I find the mass of an ejected electron?
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Re: How do I find the mass of an ejected electron?
I think you have to use the mass of an electron, which is 9.10938356 × 10-31 kilograms.
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Re: How do I find the mass of an ejected electron?
The mass of the electron is a constant (see previous answer), but this will be given to you on the formula sheet. Electrons have the same mass, regardless of what element they belong to.
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Re: How do I find the mass of an ejected electron?
As the other posters said, electrons do not change their mass. For this class, you can just use 9.10938E-31 kg as your mass; any more accuracy would probably be overkill for our level of academia.
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