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Classical electromagnetism predicted that V0 should have increased as the intensity of the incident light increased....

Classical electromagnetism predicted that V0 should have increased as the intensity of the incident light increased. On the contrary, it was found that V0 increased as the frequency f of the light increased. The voltage V0 was found to obey the following linear relationship:

V0=mfb,

where m and b are numerical constants (representing the slope and the intercept, respectively). By comparing this equation to your answer from Part B,

V0 =

(Elight−ϕ)/e,

find an expression for the intercept b. (Notice that mf in this equation changes with different light but b is a constant of the metal.)

Express your answer in terms of ϕ and e.

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