Photoelectric effect

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Energy is directly proportional to frequency, defined by E = h x frequency.

Energy is inversely proportional to wavelength, defined by E = h x c / wavelength.

A constant that relates the energy of a photon to its frequency, approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 J⋅s.

The energy gained by an electron when it moves through a potential difference of one volt.

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The emission of electrons from a metal surface when it absorbs electromagnetic radiation (light).

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Energy equals Planck's constant multiplied by frequency.
Energy also equals Planck's constant multiplied by the speed of light, divided by wavelength.
Planck's constant is provided in exams.
Electron volt (eV) is the energy gained by an electron traveling through a potential difference of one volt.
The kinetic energy of an electron accelerating from rest equals e V, which also equals 1/2 m v squared.
Frequency and energy have a directly proportional relationship.
Wavelength and energy have an inversely proportional relationship.
The photoelectric effect occurs when metals absorb electromagnetic radiation and emit photoelectrons from their surface.
The photoelectric effect is evidence that light is carried in discrete packets.
Each electron can absorb a single photon.
Only light frequencies above the threshold frequency will emit photoelectrons.