Work Functions for Photoelectric Effect Element | Work Function(eV) | | Aluminum | 4.08 | | Beryllium | 5.0 | | Cadmium | 4.07 | | Calcium | 2.9 | | Carbon | 4.81 | | Cesium | 2.1 | | Cobalt | 5.0 | | Copper | 4.7 | | Gold | 5.1 | | Iron | 4.5 | | Lead | 4.14 | | Magnesium | 3.68 | | Mercury | 4.5 | | Nickel | 5.01 | | Niobium | 4.3 | | Potassium | 2.3 | | Platinum | 6.35 | | Selenium | 5.11 | | Silver | 4.73 | | Sodium | 2.28 | | Uranium | 3.6 | | Zinc | 4.3 | |
Some data from Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. | Index
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Data Reference Tipler & Llewellyn Ch 3 |