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Given that a photon of light of wavelength 10,000  has an energy equal to 1.23 eV. When light of wavelength 5000  and intensity Io falls on a photoelectric cell,
the saturation current is 0.40 x 10-6 A and the stopping potential is 1.36 V; then work function is 

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a

equal to 1.1 eV

b

equal to 1.46 eV

c

equal to (1.56/2) eV

d

 equal to 1.36 eV

answer is C.

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E=12400λ

E2E1=λ1λ2 E21.23=500010000

E2=2.46eV

E=KE+W

W=E-eV0    = 2.46-1.36=1.1eV

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Given that a photon of light of wavelength 10,000 Å has an energy equal to 1.23 eV. When light of wavelength 5000 Å and intensity Io falls on a photoelectric cell,the saturation current is 0.40 x 10-6 A and the stopping potential is 1.36 V; then work function is