EASY
12th CBSE
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When light of frequency 2.4×1015 Hz, falls on a photosensitive surface, the retarding potential needed to completely stop the emitted photo­electrons is found to be 6.8 V. What is the work function in eV of the given photosensitive surface?

Important Questions on Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

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Ultraviolet radiations of wavelength 800 Å and 700 Å, when allowed to fall on a photosensitive surface are found to liberate electrons with maximum kinetic energies of 2 eV and 4.1 eV respectively. Calculate the value of Planck's constant.
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12th CBSE
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Find the frequency of light which ejects electrons from a metal surface, fully stopped by a retarding potential of 3.3 V. If photoelectric emission begins in this metal at a frequency of 8×1014 Hz, calculate the work function (eV) for this metal. Take h = 6.63×10-34 Js.
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When UV light of wavelength 300 nm is incident on a metal plate, a negative potential of 0.59 V is required to stop the emission of photoelectrons. Calculate the energy of the incident photon and the work function for the metal in eV.
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12th CBSE
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A metal has a work function of 2.0 eV and is illuminated by monochromatic light of wavelength 500 nm. Calculate (h = 6.6×10-34 Js, c = 3×108 m/s)
  1. The threshold wavelength
  2. The maximum energy of photoelectrons
  3. The stopping potential