Ultraviolet radiations of 6.2 eV falls on an aluminium surface (work function 4.2 eV ). The kinetic energy in joules of the fastest electron emitted is approximately
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The work function for tungsten and sodium are 4.5 eV and 2.3 eV respectively. If the threshold wavelength for sodium is 5460 Å, the value of for tungsten is
(1) 5893 Å
(2) 10683 Å
(3) 2791 Å
(4) 528 Å
A photon of energy 3.4 eV is incident on a metal having a work function of 2 eV. The maximum K.E. of photo-electrons is equal to:
1. | 1.4 eV | 2. | 1.7 eV |
3. | 5.4 eV | 4. | 6.8 eV |
The photoelectric threshold wavelength for a metal surface is 6600 Å. The work function for this is
(1) 1.87 V
(2) 1.87 eV
(3) 18.7 eV
(4) 0.18 eV
Photoelectric effect was successfully explained first by
(1) Planck
(2) Hallwash
(3) Hertz
(4) Einstein
A photocell is receiving light from a source placed at a distance of 1 m. If the same source is placed at a distance of 2 m, then the ejected electron:
1. | moves with one-fourth of energy as that of the initial energy. |
2. | moves with one-fourth of momentum as that of the initial momentum. |
3. | will be half in number. |
4. | will be one-fourth in number. |
In a photoelectric experiment for 4000 Å incident radiation, the potential difference to stop the ejection is 2 V. If the incident light is changed to 3000 Å, then the potential required to stop the ejection of electrons will be
(1) 2 V
(2) Less than 2 V
(3) Zero
(4) Greater than 2 V
Light of wavelength \(4000~\mathrm{\mathring{A}}\) is incident on a sodium surface for which the threshold wavelength of photoelectrons is \(5420~\mathrm{\mathring{A}}\). The work function of sodium is:
1. \(4.58\) eV
2. \(2.29\) eV
3. \(1.14\) eV
4. \(0.57\) eV
Photocell is a device to:
(1) Store photons
(2) Measure light intensity
(3) Convert photon energy into mechanical energy
(4) Store electrical energy for replacing storage batteries
If the work function for a certain metal is joule and it is illuminated with light of frequency Hz. The maximum kinetic energy of the photo-electrons would be
(a) (b)
(c) (d)