Light of frequency just above the threshold frequency is incident on a metal surface

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Particles and radiation · Particles and radiation

Problem

Light of frequency just above the threshold frequency is incident on a metal surface. Explain briefly why the stopping potential is small even when the intensity of light is high.

Related theory

Photoelectric Effect
Einstein's Photoelectric Equation
Quantum Explanation of PE
Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
Experimental study of the photoelectric effect (intensity potential frequency effects)
The photoelectric effect

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