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The kinetic energy of the photoelectrons increases by 0.52eV when the wavelength of incident light is changed from 500 nm to another wavelength which is approximately

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Important Questions on Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

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The magnetic field associated with a light wave is given, at the origin, by B=B0 sin3.14×107ct+sin6.28×107ct. If this light falls on a silver plate having a work function of 4.7eV, what will be the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons?
(c=3×108ms1,h=6.6×1034Js)
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Light of wavelength 500 nm is incident on a metal with work function 2.28 eV. The de Broglie wavelength of the emitted electron is:
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A laser light of wavelength 660nm is used to weld Retina detachment. If a laser pulse of width 60ms and power 0.5 kW is used, the approximate number of photons in the pulse are (Take Planck's Constant, h=6.62×1034J s)
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A metal plate of area 1×10-4 m2 is illuminated by a radiation of intensity 16 mW m-2 . The work function of the metal is 5 eV. The energy of the incident photons is 10 eV and only 10% of it produces photo electrons. The number of emitted photo electron  per second and their maximum energy, respectively, will be: 1 eV=1.6×10-19 J
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In a historical experiment to determine Planck's constant, a metal surface was irradiated with light of different wavelengths. The emitted photoelectron energies were measured by applying a stopping potential. The relevant data for the wavelength (λ) of incident light and the corresponding stopping potential V0 are given below:
 
λμm V0volt
0.3 2.0
0.4 1.0
0.5 0.4

Given that c=3×108 m s-1 and e=1.6×10-19C,  Planck's constant (in units of J s) found from such an experiment is :
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Photons of energy 7 eV are incident on two metals A and B with work functions 6 eV and 3 eV, respectively. The minimum de-Broglie wavelengths of the emitted photoelectrons with maximum energies are λA and λB, respectively, where λAλB is nearly,
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The maximum velocity of the photoelectrons emitted from the surface is v when light of frequency n falls on a metal surface. If the incident frequency is increased to 3n, the maximum velocity of the ejected photoelectrons will be:
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A photoelectric material having work-function ϕ0 is illuminated with a light of wavelength λ λ<hcϕ0. The fastest photoelectron has a de Broglie wavelength λd. A change in wavelength of the incident light by Δλ results in a change Δλd in λd. The ratio ΔλdΔλ is proportional to
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Photons of wavelength λ are incident on a metal. The most energetic electrons ejected from the metal are bent into a circular are of radius R by a perpendicular magnetic field having a magnitude B. The work function of the metal is (Where symbols have their usual meanings).
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On a photosensitive material, when the frequency of incident radiation is increased by 30%, the kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons increases from 0.4 eV to 0.9 eV. The work function of the surface is
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When ultraviolet radiation of a certain frequency falls on a potassium target, the photoelectrons released can be stopped completely by a retarding potential of 0.6 V. If the frequency of the radiation is increased by 10%, this stopping potential rises to 0.9 V. The work function of potassium is
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The radiation corresponding to 3 2  transition of hydrogen atom falls on a metal surface to produce photoelectrons. These electrons are made to enter a magnetic field of 3 × 1 0 - 4 T . If the radius of the largest circular path followed by these electrons is 10.0 mm, the work function of the metal is close to :
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For photo-electric effect with incident photon wavelength λ , the stopping potential is V0 . Identify the correct variation(s) of V0 with λ and 1λ .
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In a photocell circuit, the stopping potential, V0 is a measure of the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons. The following graph shows experimentally measured values of stopping potential versus frequency, ν of incident light.

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The values of Planck's constant and the work function as determined from the graph are (taking the magnitude of electronic charge to be, e=1.6×10-19 C),

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Radiation of wavelength λ is incident on a photocell. The fastest emitted photoelectron has a speed v. If the wavelength is changed to 3λ4, the speed of the fastest emitted photoelectron will be
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When the energy of the incident radiation is increased by 20%, the kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted from a metal surface increased from emitted 0.5 eV to 0.8 eV. The work function of the metal is:
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A beam of electromagnetic radiation of intensity 6.4×105 W cm-2 is comprised of wavelength, λ=310 nm . It falls normally on a metal (work function ϕ=2 eV) of surface area of 1cm2 . If one in 103 photons ejects an electron, total number of electrons ejected in 1 s is 10x. hc=1240 eV nm,1 eV=1.6×10-19 J, then x is ___________
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The electric field of certain radiation is given by the equation E=200 sin4π×1010t+sin4π×1015t falls in a metal surface having work function 2.0 eV. The maximum kinetic energy in eV of the photoelectrons is [Planck's constant h=6.63×10-34 J s and electron charge e=1.6×10-19 C ]
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When a certain metallic surface is illuminated with monochromatic light of wavelength λ, the stopping potential for photoelectric current is 3V0 and when the same surface is illuminated with light of wavelength 2λ, the stopping potential is V0. The threshold wavelength of this surface for photoelectric effect is
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Light of wavelength λph falls on a cathode plate inside a vacuum tube as shown in the figure. The work function of the cathode surface is ϕ and the anode is a wire mesh of conducting material kept at a distance d from the cathode. A potential difference V is maintained between the electrodes. If the minimum de Broglie wavelength of the electrons passing through the anode is λe, which of the following statement(s) is(are) true ?
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