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Date May 2009 Marks available 1 Reference code 09M.1.HL.TZ1.26
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 26 Adapted from N/A

Question

Ultra-violet light is shone on a zinc surface and photoelectrons are emitted. The sketch graph shows how the stopping potential Vs varies with frequency f.

M09/4/PHYSI/HPM/ENG/TZ1/26

Planck’s constant may be determined from the charge of an electron e multiplied by

A.     the x-intercept.

B.     the y-intercept.

C.     the gradient.

D.     the area under the graph.

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 12: Quantum and nuclear physics » 12.1 – The interaction of matter with radiation
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