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PhET Simulation: Photoelectric Effect
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This interactive simulation allows you to explore and visualize the photoelectric effect experiment. You can control the voltage accelerating the electrons and the intensity and wavelength of the light. Output options include graphing current vs. voltage, current vs. light intensity, and electron energy vs. light frequency.
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/photoelectric
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Modern Physics
- Condensed Matter
Quantum Physics
- Foundations and Measurements
- General
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2005 PHET and University of Colorado
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Keywords: Particle Model, cathod emission, photoelectric effect, threshold frequency, wave-particle duality, work function
Record Cloner: Metadata instance created September 9, 2006 by Gifford Weber
Record Updated: Feb 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 August 11, 2006
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(PhET, Boulder, 2005), WWW Document, (https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/photoelectric).
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PhET Simulation: Photoelectric Effect (PhET, Boulder, 2005), <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/photoelectric>.
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PhET Simulation: Photoelectric Effect. (2006, August 11). Retrieved April 21, 2025, from PhET: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/photoelectric
Chicago Format
PhET. PhET Simulation: Photoelectric Effect. Boulder: PhET, August 11, 2006. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/photoelectric (accessed 21 April 2025).
MLA Format
PhET Simulation: Photoelectric Effect. Boulder: PhET, 2005. 11 Aug. 2006. 21 Apr. 2025 <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/photoelectric>.
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@misc{ Title = {PhET Simulation: Photoelectric Effect}, Publisher = {PhET}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {21 April 2025}, Month = {August 11, 2006}, Year = {2005} }
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