BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2006

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    The threshold frequency for certain metal is \[3.3\times {{10}^{14}}Hz\]. If light of frequency \[8.2\,\times {{10}^{14}}Hz\] is incident on the metal, the cut-off voltage of the photoelectric current will be:

    A)  4.9 V                                    

    B)         3.0 V

    C)         2.0 V                                    

    D)         1.0 V

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Einsteins photoelectric equation is \[KE=hv-\text{o}{{\text{ }\!\!|\!\!\text{ }}_{0}}\] \[e{{V}_{s}}=h(v-{{v}_{0}})\] Where \[{{V}_{s}}\] is threshold or cut-off voltage. \[{{V}_{s}}=\frac{h}{e}(v-{{v}_{0}})\] Here,\[h=6.6\times {{10}^{-34}}J-s,e=1.6\times {{10}^{-19}}C,\] \[v=8.2\times {{10}^{14}}\,Hz,\,{{v}_{0}}=3.3\times {{10}^{14}}\,Hz\] Substituting the values in the above relation, we have \[{{V}_{s}}=\frac{6.6\times {{10}^{-34}}}{1.6\times {{10}^{-19}}}(8.2-3.3)\times {{10}^{14}}\] \[=2\,V\]


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