## E=hv

$E=hv$

Chase Yonamine 1J
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### E=hv

In the equation, E=hv, does E represent the energy of the photon or does it represent the energy required to remove an electron?

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The value E represents the energy of the photon. However, you can use the equation E=hv to calculate the energy required to remove an electron after taking into account the kinetic energy. This works because the energy of the photon must be greater than or equal to the energy required to remove the electron.

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E=hv represents the energy of the photon. However, it could also be equal to the energy required to remove an electron if the kinetic energy is 0. This is shown in the formula E(photon) - work function = Kinetic energy. If the Kinetic energy is 0, then the energy of the photon is equal to the work function.

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When it says we should be able to calculate the number of photons from this equation, we must have the total energy before we can do that, right?

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E represents the energy of the photon but you can also use this equation to find the energy needed to remove the electron, just remember to pay attention to kinetic energy.

Jocelyne Milke 1G
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The work function is the energy needed to remove an electron.

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E represents the energy of the photon, while the work function is the minimum energy needed to remove an electron.

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E is the energy of the photon. That equation is used to find the energy of a photon of light going at a certain speed. H is Planck's constant and v is the frequency of the electron. If E is equal to or greater than the threshold energy required to release an electron from an atom, then the electron is released.

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E in this case is E(photon). The work function is the energy required to eject an electron in a 1:1 photon:electron interaction.

Keshav Bhatnagar 1H
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The E in E = hv represents the energy of a photon. The E in Ek = 1/2(mv^2) represents the excess energy after an electron is removed from a metal.

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I understand that...
Keshav Bhatnagar wrote:The E in E = hv represents the energy of a photon. The E in Ek = 1/2(mv^2) represents the excess energy after an electron is removed from a metal.

...but, can someone please clarify what the specific values are that we need to assign as hv and 1/2(mv^2)? Sorry if this was already stated!

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Here, E would represent the energy of the photon

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The E would represent the energy of the photon. The work function or threshold energy would be the energy required to remove an electron.

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E represents the energy of the photon. h is Plancks's Constant (6.63*10^-34) and v is the calculated or measured frequency of a light source (typically UV or above for these equations)

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Chase Yonamine 1K wrote:In the equation, E=hv, does E represent the energy of the photon or does it represent the energy required to remove an electron?

e represents the energy of a photon. The works function represents the energy required to remove an electron.

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I know that E represents the energy of the photon, while the equation itself represents electron removal... In lecture today Professor Lavelle showed us an example of the electron removal from a metal. My question is can electrons be removed anywhere?

David Zhang 1B
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The professor only mentioned metals when talking about the photoelectric effect. Can it happen to other materials as well?

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I don't think electrons can be removed from anymore I think there is more like a specific way in which it can be removed only. Maybe when it is jumping off the metal only?

Zachary Menz 1D
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E in E=hv represents the energy of a photon.

Daniel Kim 1D
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Represents the energy of the photon meanwhile the work function is the amount of energy needed to remove it.

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E is the energy of the photon. The work function, on the other hand, would give you the energy needed to remove an electron.

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It represents the energy of a photon, but can be used to find energy needed.

Jasmine Summers 4G
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E represents the energy of a photon, and change in E can be used to find the difference in energy levels

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Keshav Bhatnagar 1H wrote:The E in E = hv represents the energy of a photon. The E in Ek = 1/2(mv^2) represents the excess energy after an electron is removed from a metal.

Just to clarify, if there is excess energy after the electron is ejected, that energy would be converted to kinetic energy (Ek). The v in the equation Ek=1/2(mv^2) refers to the velocity of the electron, correct? Because surely it is not referring to nu, as in E=hv.

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Nicholas_Gladkov_3H wrote:Just to clarify, if there is excess energy after the electron is ejected, that energy would be converted to kinetic energy (Ek). The v in the equation Ek=1/2(mv^2) refers to the velocity of the electron, correct? Because surely it is not referring to nu, as in E=hv.

Correct, the v refers to the velocity of the electron and not nu. This is because kinetic energy deals with objects in motion, so having v represent the velocity of a moving object makes sense in this context. Hope this helps clarify the difference!

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E=energy of photon
h=planck's constant (6.626 × 10-34 m^2*kg/s)
v=frequency in Hz

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E in this equation represents the energy of the photon. In some cases, it could also be equal to the energy required to remove an electron if the kinetic energy is 0. This is shown in the formula E(photon) - work function = Kinetic energy. If the Kinetic energy is 0, then the energy of the photon is equal to the work function.

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E represents the energy of a photon, however it also can be used to find energy that is needed.

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E in the equation represents energy but can also be used to find the energy needed to remove an electron!

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haleyervin7 wrote:When it says we should be able to calculate the number of photons from this equation, we must have the total energy before we can do that, right?

yes, it needs to b e calculated from the work function and kinetic energy values given

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E is supposed to represent the energy of a photon

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E=hv is to find the energy of a photon(light) and is usually coupled with the c=lambdaxvelocity because c represents the speed of light. When combined these two equations create the E=hc/lambda equation. If you want to find the energy contained in an electron, you would use the De Broglie equation as it is a different form of energy.

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E represents the energy (in joules) of the particle of light.

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The E represents the amount of energy of a photon but you can always compare that E value to the work function value to determine whether the E amount is enough to remove the electron from one shell to another.

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E represents the energy of the photon while work represents the amount of energy it takes to remove the electron from the metal

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E=hv is the incoming energy of electromagnetic radiation (photon). The energy needed to remove electron is the work function (represented by a greek alphabet).

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E represents the energy of the photon.

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With this particle equation, E represents the energy of the photon.

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E represents the energy of the photon. The energy required to remove an electron is known as the work function/threshold energy and is not present in this equation.

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E represents the energy of the photon, as it is the constant times the wavelength.

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E represents the energy of one photon

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E is the energy of the photon and the work function is the threshold energy, the energy needed to remove an electron.

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E represents the energy of the photon, and it is the constant times the wavelength.

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E represents the energy of the photon, and it is the constant times the wavelength.

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