Input interpretation
ruthenium | work function
Results
4.71 eV
polycrystalline | 4.71 eV
Threshold frequency
1.139×10^15 Hz (hertz)
Electromagnetic frequency range
NUV (near ultraviolet) | UVC
Unit conversion
7.55×10^-19 J (joules)
Comparisons as energy
≈ ( 0.17 ≈ 1/6 ) × Hartree energy ( ≈ 4.4×10^-18 J )
≈ 0.35 × Rydberg energy ( ≈ 2.2×10^-18 J )
≈ (0.5 to 2.5) × energy of a covalent bond ( 3×10^-19 to 1×10^-18 J )
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic temperature T from E = kT: | 54657 K (kelvins)
Photon wavelength λ from E = hc/λ: | 263 nm (nanometers)
Spectroscopic wavenumber ν^~ from ν^~ = E/(hc): | 3.799×10^6 m^(-1) (reciprocal meters) | 37989 cm^(-1) (reciprocal centimeters)