Question: In a photoelectric experiment using a sodium surface, you find a stopping potential of 1.85 V for a wavelength of 300 nm and a stopping

In a photoelectric experiment using a sodium surface, you find a stopping potential of 1.85 V for a wavelength of 300 nm and a stopping potential of 0.820 V for a wavelength of 400 nm. From these data find 

(a) A value for the Planck constant,

(b) The work function Φ for sodium, and 

(c) The cutoff wavelength λ0 for sodium.

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