// Ex2_3 Page:31 (2014) clc; clear; h = 6.626e-034; // Planck's constant, Js c = 3e+08; // Speed of light, m/s e = 1.6e-019; // Energy equivalent of 1 eV, J w0 = 4.2; // Work function of aluminium, eV lambda = 2000e-10; // Wavelength of incident light, m lambda0 = h*c/(w0*e); // The cut-off wavelength for aluminium, m E = h*c/(lambda*e); // Energy of 2000 angstrom photon, eV KE = E - w0; // Kinetic energy of fastest electron, eV printf("\nThe cut-off wavelength for aluminium = %4d angstrom", lambda0/1e-010); printf("\nThe stopping potential = %4.2f V", KE); // Result // The cut-off wavelength for aluminium = 2958 angstrom // The stopping potential = 2.01 V