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The Photoelectric Effect & Photons
Unit 4 AOS1 — How has understanding about the physical world changed?
What this note covers
- 1. The Failure of Classical Wave Theory
- 2. Einstein's Photon Model (1905)
- 3. Work Function and Threshold Frequency
- 4. Maximum Kinetic Energy and the Photoelectric Equation
- 5. Stopping Voltage
- 6. Evidence Against the Wave Model — Synthesised
- 7. Graphs, Data Interpretation and Exam Technique
7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes
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