
This question will look at the intensity of radiation in a bit more detail. The intensity of light, , incident normally on an area is defined to be , where is the power carried by the light. Show that , where is the photon flux density, i.e, the number of photons incident on the surface per second per unit area, and is the frequency of the light.

Important Questions on Quantum and Nuclear Physics (HL)
Calculate the intensity of light of wavelength Incident on a surface when the photon flux density is

The wavelength of the light is decreased to Calculate the new photon flux density so that the intensity of light incident on the surface is the same as that found in .
Note-In case of the intensity of light.

Explain why light of wavelength and of the same intensity as that of light of wavelength will result in fewer electrons being emitted from the surface emitted from the surface per second.

Hence explain why light of wavelength and of the same intensity as that of light of wavelength will result in fewer electrons being emitted from the surface emitted from the surface per second. State one assumption made in reaching to this conclusion.




