Ii For a given material the minimum frequency of the incident frequency below which no emissions of photo-electrons occur is called threshold frequency n 0. F the frequency of the incident light in hertz Hz phi the work function in joules J E k the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted electrons in joules J. Work Function of Metals Let us show a table for work function of various commonly used metals.
Work function formula Fhn 0 Where n 0 is the threshold frequency.
A part of this energy is used as work function to eject the electron from the metal surface and the remaining energy will appear as KE of the electron. Work Function of Metals Let us show a table for work function of various commonly used metals. It is denoted by. If the frequency of the photon is n and threshold frequency for the metal is n o then T max h n n o For n n o electron is not ejected.