Q.

In a photoelectric experiment, increasing the intensity of incident light

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a

increases the number of photons incident and the KE of the ejected electrons remains unchanged.

b

increases the frequency of photons incident and decreases the KE of the ejected electrons.

c

increases the frequency of photons incident and the KE of the ejected electrons remains unchanged.

d

increases the number of photons incident and also increases the KE of the ejected electrons.

answer is D.

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As per Einstein’s theory of photoelectric effect when a photon strikes the metal surface it ejects an electron. If we increase the intensity of light, the number of photons incident on surface will increase and thus, the number of electrons ejected will increase proportionally and the photocurrent will also increase.

Kinetic energy of ejected electrons is given as

          12meve2=ev0

Here, V0 is stopping potential.

The stopping potential of surface is constant and it will not increase with increase in intensity of light, so the kinetic energy of ejected electrons will not increase.

Thus, increasing the intensity of light will increase the number of photons incident and the kinetic energy will remain unchanged.

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