Presents qualitative demonstrations of photo-electric effect employing the sun and a carbon arc as sources. Also shows an experiment measuring the kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted from a potassium surface.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
502262
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Atoms
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Kinetic energy
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Photoelectricity
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)