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The work function for aluminium is 4.125 eV. The cut-off wavelength for photoelectric effect for aluminium is

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Important Questions on Electrons and Photons

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If the electron in hydrogen atom jumps from second Bohr orbit to ground state and difference between energies of the two states is radiated in the form of photons. If the work function of the material is 4.2eV  then stopping potential.[Energy of electron in nth  orbit =-13.6n2eV
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A beam of monochromatic light of wavelength λ ejects photoelectrons from a caesium surface W0=1.9 eV which are made to collide with hydrogen atoms in ground state. The maximum value of λ for which hydrogen atoms may be ionised is

(Take value of h=6.6×10-34 in SI units)

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The time taken by a photoelectron to come out after the photon strikes is approximately
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Let p and E denote the linear momentum and the energy of a photon. For another photon of smaller wavelength (in same medium)
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The wavelength λ of de Broglie waves associated with an electron (mass m, charge e) accelerated through a potential difference of V is given by (h is Planck’s constant) :
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A pulse of light of duration 100 ns is absorbed completely by a small object initially at rest. Power of the pulse is 30 mW and the speed of light is 3×108 ms1. The final momentum of the object is :
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A point sources of light is used in a photoelectric effect. If the sources is removed farther from the emitting metal, the stopping potential 

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The following graph represents the variation of photo current with anode potential for a metal surface. Here I1, I2 and I3 represents intensities and γ1,γ2,γ3 represents frequency for curves 1, 2 and 3 respectively, then

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