A metal surface of threshold frequency 5.3 × 1014 sec−1 is exposed to a photon of radiation having energy 3.4 × 10−19 J.
photoelectron is not emitted
E0 = hv0
= 6.626 × 10−34 5.3 × 1014
= 3.511 × 10−19 J
E = 3.5 × 10−19 J
E < E0 photoelectric effect is not takes place.