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Q.

Light described at a place by the equation E=(100Vm1)[sin(5×1015s1)t+sin(8×1015s1)t] falls on a metal surface having work function 2.0 eV. Calculate the maximum kinetic energy ( in eV ) of the photoelectrons.

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a

1.45

b

3.27

c

3.40

d

5.20

answer is D.

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The light contains two different frequencies. The one with larger frequency will cause photoelectrons with largest kinetic energy. This larger frequency is v=ω2π=8×1015s12π

The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is 

Kmax=hvφ=(4.14×1015eVs)×(8×10182πs1)2.0eV

=5.27eV2.0eV=3.27eV.

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