HARD
12th West Bengal Board
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The potential difference between the cathode and the target electrode in a Coolidge tube is changed from to . By what percent the minimum wavelength of the emitted X-rays will change?

Important Questions on Photoelectric Emission and Production and Properties of X-Rays
HARD
12th West Bengal Board
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When a beam of photons of intensity falls on a platinum surface of area and work function of the incident photons eject photoelectrons. Find the number of photoelectrons emitted per second and their minimum and maximum energies (in ). Take

MEDIUM
12th West Bengal Board
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A silver sphere of radius and work function is suspended from an insulating thread in free space. It is under continuous illumination of wavelength light. As photoelectrons are emitted, the sphere get charged and acquires a potential. The maximum number of photoelectrons emitted from the sphere is (where ). Find the value of Z.

HARD
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
A monochromatic beam of light is falling normally on a surface having reflection co-efficient and absorption coefficient . The pressure exerted by the beam of light on the surface is . The wavelength of light is . Find the number of photons falling per unit area per second on the surface.

MEDIUM
12th West Bengal Board
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The photoelectric threshold wavelength for which for silver is . The energy of the electron ejected from the surface of silver by an incident wavelength will be

EASY
12th West Bengal Board
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The of electron is and stopping potential is , then the maximum velocity of the photoelectrons is :

MEDIUM
12th West Bengal Board
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A photosensitive metallic surface has work function . If photon of energy fall on the surface, the electron comes out with a maximum velocity of . When the photon energy is increased to , then photoelectron will be

MEDIUM
12th West Bengal Board
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This question has statement- and statement of the four choices given after the statements, choose the one that best describes the two statements. A metallic surface is irradiated by a monochromatic light of frequency (the threshold frequency). The maximum kinetic energy and stopping potential are and respectively. If the frequency incident on the surface is doubled, both the and are doubled.
Statement-II The maximum kinetic energy and the stopping potential of photoelectrons emitted from a surface are linearly dependent on the frequency of incident light:

EASY
12th West Bengal Board
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Statement - I: When ultraviolet light is incident on a photocell, its stopping potential is and the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is . When the ultraviolet light is replaced by X -rays, both and increase. Statement - II: Photoelectrons are emitted with speeds ranging from zero to a maximum value because of the range of frequencies present in the incident light.
