photoelectric effect

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blackbody radiation

a theoretical (ideal) model that absorbs all radiation falling on it - a “perfect” absorber or emitter

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E = nhv

Planck’s mathematical expression to describe the phenomenon of blackbody radiation by theorizing that energy is quantized

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classical mechanics prediction

if you increase the frequency of light shined on a metal, the metal will eject more and more electrons. there is no relationship between the light and the kinetic energy of electrons

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photoelectric effect

only electromagnetic radiation with v >= v0 could eject electrons from the surface, even if the brightness is increased

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photons

packets of light

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why is light a particle

photons are discrete packets of energy