Input interpretation
zirconium | work function
Results
4.05 eV
polycrystalline | 4.05 eV
Threshold frequency
9.793×10^14 Hz (hertz)
Electromagnetic frequency range
NUV (near ultraviolet) | UVB
Unit conversion
6.49×10^-19 J (joules)
Comparisons as energy
≈ 0.3 × Rydberg energy ( ≈ 2.2×10^-18 J )
≈ (0.4 to 2.1) × energy of a covalent bond ( 3×10^-19 to 1×10^-18 J )
≈ 1.7 × energy of a photon of green light ( 2.2 to 2.5 eV )
Corresponding quantities
Electromagnetic wave frequency ν from E = hν: | 979 THz (terahertz) | 9.793×10^14 Hz (hertz)
Thermodynamic temperature T from E = kT: | 46998 K (kelvins)
Photon wavelength λ from E = hc/λ: | 306 nm (nanometers)
Spectroscopic wavenumber ν^~ from ν^~ = E/(hc): | 3.267×10^6 m^(-1) (reciprocal meters) | 32665 cm^(-1) (reciprocal centimeters)