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According to Einstein’s photoelectric equation, the plot of the kinetic energy of the emitted photo electrons from a metal versus the frequency, of the incident radiation gives a straight line whose slope
(a)Is the same for all metals and independent of the intensity of the radiation
(b)Depends on the intensity of the radiation
(c)Depends both on the intensity of the radiation and the metal used
(d)Depends on the nature of the metals used

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Important Questions on Photoelectric Emission and Production and Properties of X-Rays
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The anode voltage of a photocell is kept fixed. The wavelength of the light falling on the cathode is gradually changed. The plate current I of the photocell varies as follows. Fig.

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When monochromatic point source of light is at a distance of from a photoelectric cell, the cut-off voltage and the saturation current are respectively volt and . If the same source is placed away from the photoelectric cell, then

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