Sections 1, 2, 6 & 7: Watch the first video (ONLY up to 5:30) and take notes on it. Then watch the second video, you do not need to take notes. Finally, answer the three questions below in your notebook.
The Photoelectric Effect Explained
Photoelectric Effect Demo
1) What is the relationship between the frequency of light and the energy of the electrons emitted?
2) The energy hitting the electrons is light energy, but the electrons leaving the metal are not made of light. What type of energy have those electrons transferred the light into?
3) What do you think this has to do with the problems we've discussed with Rutherford model of the atom?
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