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Understand the relationship between kinetic energy and frequency.

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4×1014 Hz\text{4} \times 10^{14} \text{ Hz}

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Here's the solution to determine the threshold frequency from the graph:

i) The threshold frequency f0f_0 of the radiation

  1. Understand the relationship between kinetic energy and frequency.

    According to the photoelectric effect, the maximum kinetic energy (EkE_k) of emitted electrons is given by the equation Ek=hf−ϕE_k = hf - \phi, where hh is Planck's constant, ff is the frequency of incident radiation, and ϕ\phi is the work function. The work function is also defined as ϕ=hf0\phi = hf_0, where f0f_0 is the threshold frequency.

  2. Identify the threshold frequency on the graph.

    The threshold frequency (f0f_0) is the minimum frequency of incident radiation required to eject electrons, meaning at this frequency, the kinetic energy of the emitted electrons is zero (Ek=0E_k = 0). On the graph, this corresponds to the x-intercept of the line.

  3. Read the value from the graph.

    Locate the point where the line intersects the x-axis (Ek×10−19 J=0E_k \times 10^{-19} \text{ J} = 0).
    The x-axis represents frequency f×1014 Hzf \times 10^{14} \text{ Hz}.
    The line crosses the x-axis exactly at the mark labeled '4'.

    Therefore, the threshold frequency f0f_0 is:

    f0=4×1014 Hzf_0 = 4 \times 10^{14} \text{ Hz}

    The threshold frequency f0f_0 of the radiation is 4×1014 Hz\boxed{\text{4} \times 10^{14} \text{ Hz}}.

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