2. When an electron is ejected from the surface of a metal, it is moving with a speed, therefore it has kinetic energy. Below is a graph plotting electron energy vs. light frequency for platinum. Identify the following regions on the graph and then record the answers in the spaces provided. Electron Energy vs. Light Frequency Energy (eV) 12 10 2 0 0.00 0.75 1.50 2.25 Frequency (x 10¹5 Hz) (a) What is the threshold frequency of this metal? 3.00 (b) What range of frequencies give an electron a kinetic energy greater than zero for this metal? (c) What range of frequencies do no eject an electron from this metal? (d) What is the physical relevance of the slope of this line? 3. What determines the energy of the ejected electrons?

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