Work Functions for Photoelectric Effect

ElementWork Function(eV)
Aluminum
4.08
Beryllium
5.0
Cadmium
4.07
Calcium
2.9
Carbon
4.81
Cesium
2.1
Cobalt
5.0
Copper
4.7
Gold
5.1
Iron
4.5
Lead
4.14
Magnesium
3.68
Mercury
4.5
Nickel
5.01
Niobium
4.3
Potassium
2.3
Platinum
6.35
Selenium
5.11
Silver
4.73
Sodium
2.28
Uranium
3.6
Zinc
4.3

Some data from Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.

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