Q.

103 W of 5000 Å light is directed on a photoelectric cell. If the current in the cell is 0.16  μA, the percentage of incident photons which produce photoelectrons, is 

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a

40%

b

10%

c

20%

d

0.04%

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Energy of each photon,
E=124005000  eV
E=2.48  eV
E = e(2.48) joule
Number of photons striking the target per second = P(2.48)e   =103(2.48)e 
   
 No. of electrons from surface per second  =  ie0.16×106/e(103/2.48)e×100%  

n=0.16×10-6×2.4810-3×100%   

 n=0.04%
  
 
 
 

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