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Year 12 Physics

The particle nature of light

Refraction and total internal reflection, the photoelectric effect, photons and the work function, energy levels and line spectra, and wave-particle duality.

The particle nature of light free practice

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1. A photoelectric cell carries a current of 4.8 μA. How many electrons leave the metal each second, in units of 1013? (e = 1.60 × 10−19 C)

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