Input interpretation
mercury | work function
Results
4.47 eV
liquid | 4.47 eV
Threshold frequency
1.082×10^15 Hz (hertz)
Electromagnetic frequency range
NUV (near ultraviolet) | UVC
Unit conversion
7.17×10^-19 J (joules)
Comparisons as energy
≈ ( 0.16 ≈ 1/6 ) × Hartree energy ( ≈ 4.4×10^-18 J )
≈ 0.33 × Rydberg energy ( ≈ 2.2×10^-18 J )
≈ (0.5 to 2.4) × energy of a covalent bond ( 3×10^-19 to 1×10^-18 J )
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic temperature T from E = kT: | 51930 K (kelvins)
Photon wavelength λ from E = hc/λ: | 277 nm (nanometers)
Spectroscopic wavenumber ν^~ from ν^~ = E/(hc): | 3.609×10^6 m^(-1) (reciprocal meters) | 36093 cm^(-1) (reciprocal centimeters)