Work Function (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the least energy necessary to free an electron from a metal surface.
  2. Helmholtz function.
noun
  1. the minimum energy required to transfer an electron from a point within a solid to a point just outside its surface
  2. thermodynamics another name (not now used because of confusion with sense 1) for Helmholtz function
Work Function (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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