AFMC AFMC Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    For photoelectric emission, tungsten requires light of 2300 A .If light of 1800\[{{A}^{o}}\]wavelength is incident then emission:

    A) takes place

    B) doesn't take place

    C) may or may not take place

    D) depends on frequency

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    If kinetic energy of photoelectrons emitted from metal surface is \[{{E}^{1}}\] and W is the energy required to eject photoelectrons from the metal, then from Einstein's photoelectric equation                     \[{{E}_{K}}=E-W\] Also,              \[E=\frac{hc}{\lambda }\]where h is Planck's constant, c is speed of light and \[\lambda \] is wavelength. Since wavelength is reduced from \[2300\,\overset{\text{o}}{\mathop{\text{A}}}\,\]to \[1800\,\overset{\text{o}}{\mathop{\text{A}}}\,\] energy increases hence, emission takes place.


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