Question: A Silver surface ( work function = 4 . 2 6 eV ) is illuminated with 2 4 0 nm light from a 5 mW

A Silver surface (work function =4.26eV) is illuminated with 240nm light from a 5mW laser.
How many photons per second are emitted by the laser?
6.041015 photons per second
Only a small fraction of these photons can interact with electrons at the surface. Suppose this fractional efficiency is 2.1%.
What is the current in the detector assuming all the emitted electrons are captured?
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Note that current is charge (in Coulombs) per second. The charge of one electron is 1.61019C

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