Physics A-Level
eV = hc/λ
What eV = hc/λ means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of eV = hc/λ
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Reference: OCR
The equation stating that the energy lost by an electron crossing the LED junction equals the emitted photon energy.
Topics that use eV = hc/λ
- Photons (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Electronvolt
- Experimental uncertainty and evaluation
- Linearising data using 1/λ
- Photoelectric effect
- Photon
- Photon energy
- Photon energy and frequency
- Photon energy and the Planck constant
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