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Hey, I've being studying the Photoelectric effect, I think I understand it superficially. One thing that has been bugging me is this:
This is easy enough to understand, but what I can't find an explanation for is why is energy related to the frequency, or wavelength, and not the amplitude. From what I've read and seen I am certain that it's true but I don't know why it is the way it is, maybe I'm missing something simple or maybe I have to study Planck's postulate in depth.
thanks
"Given that it is possible to move electrons with light and given that the energy in a beam of light is related to its intensity, classical physics would predict that a more intense beam of light would eject electrons with greater energy than a less intense beam no matter what the frequency." -physics.info
This is easy enough to understand, but what I can't find an explanation for is why is energy related to the frequency, or wavelength, and not the amplitude. From what I've read and seen I am certain that it's true but I don't know why it is the way it is, maybe I'm missing something simple or maybe I have to study Planck's postulate in depth.
thanks