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=Description of the Experiment= | =Description of the Experiment= | ||
The purpose of this experiment is to study the photoelectric effect in metal and the determination of Planck's constant, since the former is of a quantic nature. | The purpose of this experiment is to study the photoelectric effect in metal and the determination of Planck's constant, since the former is of a quantic nature. | ||
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=Experimental Apparatus= | =Experimental Apparatus= | ||
[[File:Espectro_dos_leds.png|thumb|alt=Led spectrum|Figure 1: Led spectrum.]] | [[File:Espectro_dos_leds.png|thumb|alt=Led spectrum|Figure 1: Led spectrum.]] | ||
| − | The photoelectric cell is a PASCO AP-9368, capacitor type cell, where one of the plates emits photoelectrons. These are stored in the other plate, which creates an electric potential between plates (and consequently, between the photocell's terminals). This potential increases with time until a maximum is reached. At this point, the capacitor stops charging (the potential energy). | + | The photoelectric cell is a PASCO AP-9368, capacitor type cell, where one of the plates emits photoelectrons. These are stored in the other plate, which creates an electric potential between plates (and consequently, between the photocell's terminals). This potential increases with time until a maximum is reached. At this point, the capacitor stops charging (the potential energy is greater than the photoelectron's kinetic energy). For each wavelength, the electric potential will be different. |
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| + | The photocell's terminals are grounded after measurements are taken to ensure that the capacitor is discharged when the next experiment starts. This allows an accurate determination of how long it takes for the capacitor to charge when considering different radiation intensities (not to be confused with the photoelectron's energy). | ||
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| + | Each color's (led) efficiency is different, so the intensity will also be different. This means that the charging time will be influenced by these factors. | ||
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| + | |+ Table 1 – Spikes in the Led spectrum | ||
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| + | ! Color | ||
| + | !Frequency (Hz) | ||
| + | !Wave lenght (nm) | ||
| + | !Led spectrum | ||
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| + | |Blue.ab | ||
| + | |638.7 | ||
| + | |469.70 | ||
| + | |[[File:Espectro_Azul.ab.txt|Azul.ab]] | ||
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| + | |Blue | ||
| + | |684.6 | ||
| + | |438.20 | ||
| + | |[[File:Espectro_Azul.txt|Azul]] | ||
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| + | |Red | ||
| + | |482.2 | ||
| + | |622.21 | ||
| + | |[[File:Espectro_Vermelho.txt|Vermelho]] | ||
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| + | |Yellow | ||
| + | |514.4 | ||
| + | |583.16 | ||
| + | |[[File:Example.txt|Amarelo]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Green | ||
| + | |530.8 | ||
| + | |565.22 | ||
| + | ||[[File:Espectro_Verde.txt|Verde]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
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=Links= | =Links= | ||
*[[Determinação da Constante de Planck | Portuguese version (Versão em Português)]] | *[[Determinação da Constante de Planck | Portuguese version (Versão em Português)]] | ||
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