PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT

Data :

Experiment 1

Item 1 2 3 4 5
Wavelength, (nm) 365.0 404.7 435.8 546.1 577.0
Frequency, v =c / , (x1014 Hz) 8.214 7.408 6.879 5.490 5.196
Stopping Potential, V(V) 1.816 1.584 1.299 0.739 0.614
Table 1 : Stopping Potential of Spectral Lines, 4mm diameter Aperture

Item 1 2 3 4 5
Wavelength, (nm) 365.0 404.7 435.8 546.1 577.0
Frequency, v =c / , (x1014 Hz) 8.214 7.408 6.879 5.490 5.196
Stopping Potential, V(V) 1.772 1.504 1.259 0.715 0.565
Table 2 : Stopping Potential of Spectral Lines, 2mm diameter Aperture

Item 1 2 3 4 5
Wavelength, (nm) 365.0 404.7 435.8 546.1 577.0
Frequency, v =c / , (x1014 Hz) 8.214 7.408 6.879 5.490 5.196
Stopping Potential, V(V) 1.814 1.623 1.314 0.752 0.625
Table 3 : Stopping Potential of Spectral Lines, 8mm diameter Aperture

Experiment 2

=435.8 nm V (V) -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
I(x10-11A) 0 1 3 6 10 13 17 20 24 27 29 31
2 mm dia.
=435.8 nm V (V) -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
I(x10-11A) 0 7 14 22 32 43 54 66 79 91 99 107
4 mm dia.
=435.8 nm V (V) -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
I(x10-11A) 4 24 45 71 95 126 16 19 23 26 29 335
8 mm dia.
1 1 0 0 7
Table 4 : Current and Voltage Spectral Lines
 Experiment 3

=435.8 nm V (V) -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
I(x10-11A) 0 6 13 21 31 42 55 66 78 91 10 108
2 mm dia.
1
=435.8 nm V (V) -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
I(x10-11A) -1 0 2 7 12 16 19 22 25 28 31 33
4 mm dia.
=435.8 nm V (V) -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
I(x10-11A) -1 -1 2 5 9 11 12 15 17 19 21 22
8 mm dia.
Table 5 : Current and Voltage Spectral Lines

Results and analysis :

Experiment 1

4 mm diameter Aperture

Stopping Potential,V vs Frequency,v

2
1.8
f(x) = 0.41x - 1.5
1.6 R = 1
1.4
1.2
Y-Values
1
Stopping Voltage,V (V) Linear (Y-Values)
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
5 6 7 8 9

Frequency,v (Hz)

Slope = 0.407 10-14

h = e slope = ( 1.602 10-19 ) ( 0.40710-14 ) = 6.52085830210-34 Js

Percentage error :
 34 34
6.521 10 6.626 10
Percentage error , = 100 = 1.59%
6.626 1034

2 mm diameter Aperture

Stopping Voltage,V vs Frequency,v

2

f(x) = 0.4x - 1.5

1.5
R = 1

1
Stopping Voltage,V (V) Linear ()
0.5

0
5 6 7 8 9

Frequency,v (Hz)

Slope = 0.401 10-14

h = e slope = ( 1.602 10-19 ) ( 0.40110-14 ) = 6.42472771310-34 Js

8 mm diameter Aperture

Stopping Voltage, V vs Frequency,v

2
f(x) = 0.41x - 1.48
1.5 R = 0.99

1
Stopping Voltage,V (V) Linear ()
0.5

0
5 6 7 8 9

Frequency,v (Hz)

Slope = 0.407 10-14

h = e slope = ( 1.602 10-19 ) ( 0.40710-14 ) = 6.52085830210-34 Js

Experiment 2
 Current,I vs Voltage,V
400
350
300
2 mm dia. I(x10-11A)
250
4 mm dia. I(x10-11A)
200
Axis Title 8 mm dia. I(x10-11A)
150
100
50
0

Axis Title

Experiment 3

Current,I vs Voltage,V
120
100
80
2 mm dia. I(x10-11A)
60 4 mm dia. I(x10-11A)
Current,I (A)
40 8 mm dia. I(x10-11A)
20
0
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-20

Voltage,V (V)