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Photoelectric effect and study of photoelectric effect

Question

Light of wavelength 400 nm is incident continuously on a Cesium ball (work function 1.9 eV). Find the maximum potential (in V) to which the ball will be charged.

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Solution

 We use eVS=hcλϕ=1240(nm)eV400(nm)1.9eVeVS=1.2eVVS=1.2V

Thus the cesium ball can be charged to a maximum potential of 1.2 V.



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