Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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Author: Stephen T. Thornton, Andrew Rex
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In the Franck-Hertz experiment, explain why the small potential difference between the grid and collector plate is useful. Redraw the data of Figure 4.21 the way the data would appear without this small retarding potential.
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