Electron Emission

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Electron Emission: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Field Electron Emission,Thermionic Electron Emission,Emission of Electrons etc.

Important Questions on Electron Emission

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A metal surface when exposed to ultraviolet radiations for a short interval of time was found to acquire 10-9 C positive charge. What happened to the metal surface?
 

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The difference between threshold wavelengths for two metal surfaces A and B having work function ϕA=9eV and ϕB=4.5eV in nm is:

{Given, hc=1242 eV nm}

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If radiation of energy 5 eV is incident on the material with work function of 2.5 eV then,

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Will electrons eject when an incident ray of 3 kHz is strike on a metal plate of threshold frequency 5 kHz.

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When green light is incident on a certain metal surface, electrons are emitted but no electrons are emitted by yellow light. If red light is incident on the same metal surface

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An isolated metal sphere is heated to a high temperature becomes positively charged.

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What do you mean by thermionic emission?

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Field electron emission is known as quick electron emissions.

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A radiation of energy 'E' falls normally on a perfectly reflecting surface. The momentum transferred to the surface is (C = Velocity of light) :-

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Assertion: An electric field is preferred in comparison to magnetic field for detecting the electron beam in a television picture tube.

Reason: Electric field require high voltage.

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The dissociation energy of H2 is 430.53 KJ mol-1. If H2 is dissociated by illumination with radiation of wavelength 253.7 nm, the fraction of the radiant energy which will be converted into kinetic energy is given by

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When barium is irradiated by a light of λ = 4 0 0 Å , all the photo electrons emitted are bent in a circle of radius 50 cm by a magnetic field of flux density 5.26 x 10-6 T acting perpendicular to plane of emission of photo electrons. Then,

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A point source of light is taken away from the experimental setup of photoelectric effect. For this situation, mark out the correct statement(s).

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A surface irradiated with light of wavelength 480 nm gives out electrons with maximum velocity v m s-1, the cut off wavelength being 600 nm. The same surface would release electrons with maximum velocity of 2v m s-1, if it is irradiated by the light of wavelength