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The anode voltage of a photocell is kept fixed. The wavelength λ of the light falling on the cathode is gradually changed. The plate current I of the photocell varies as follows :

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Important Questions on Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

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When a certain photosensitive surface is illuminated with a monochromatic light of frequency ν, the stopping potential of the photo current is  -V02.  When the surface is illuminated by monochromatic light of frequency ν2, the stopping potential is -V0. The threshold frequency for photoelectric emission is
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An ultraviolet (λu400 nm), a visible λv550 nm and an infrared λi700 nm light sources, each are rated as 100 W. Then the number of photons emitted per second per unit area is highest for
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The minimum intensity of light that can be perceived by human eye is about 10-10 W m-2. The number of photons of wavelength 5.6×10-7 m that must enter the pupil of area 10-6 m2 per second for vision is approximately (use h=6.6×10-34 J s)

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The eye can detect 5×104 photons per square meter per second of green light λ=5000 A while the ear can detect 10-13  W m-2. The factor by which the eye is more sensitive as a power detector than the ear is close to: 
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The photoelectric effect establishes that
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is the wavelength of photon of energy 35keV .
 
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A 200 W sodium street lamp emits yellow light of wavelength 0.6μm. Assuming it to be 25% efficient in converting electrical energy to light, the number of photons of yellow light emitted per second is
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The correct curve between intensity of scattered electrons (I) and the angle of diffraction (ϕ) in Davisson-Germer experiment is: