Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2006

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

    A)  takes place

    B)  doesnt 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 \[{{E}_{k}}\] and \[W\] is the energy required to eject photoelectrons from the metal, then from Einsteins photoelectric equation                 \[{{E}_{k}}=hv-W\] Also,        \[E=\frac{hc}{\lambda }\] where \[h\] is Plancks constant and \[c\] 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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