Work Functions for Photoelectric Effect

ElementWork 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.

Photoelectric Experiment
Index

Tables

Data Reference
Tipler & Llewellyn
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