First slide
Photoelectric effect and study of photoelectric effect
Question

Let a light beam of total intensity 1μWcm2 falls on a clean iron sample piece with J work function 4.5 eV and of 1.0 cm2 area. Assume that iron sample reflects 96% of light and that only 3% ofthe absorbed energy lies in the violet region which can cause photoemission (of wavelength 250 nm). Number of electrons emitted will be

Moderate
Solution

Only 4% of energy is absorbed and only 3% of this can cause photo emission, part of intensity available for photoemission is

I=0.03×0.04I0=1.2nWcm2

 Number of electrons/second

=1.2×109Whf=1.5×109 electrons per second 

Get Instant Solutions
When in doubt download our app. Now available Google Play Store- Doubts App
Download Now
Doubts App