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Photo Electric Effect
Question

A photon of energy 8 eV is incident on metal surface of threshold frequency 1.6 x 1015 Hz. The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted (in eV) (Take h = 6 x 10-34 Js).

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Solution

K.E.=hvhvo=8eV=8eV8×1034×1.6×10151.6×1019eV=8eV6eV=2eV

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