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Q.

Light from a hydrogen discharge tube is incident on the cathode of a photoelectric cell. The work function of the cathode surface is 3.4 eV. In order to reduce the photo-current to zero the voltage of the anode relative to the cathode must be made

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a

– 4.2 V 

b

– 10.2 V 

c

– 17.8 V 

d

+9.4 V

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

E=W0+eV0

For hydrogen atom,  E=+13.6eV
  +13.6=3.4+eV0 

V0=(13.63.4)eVe=10.2V

Potential at anode = – 10.2 V

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