If is the work function of photosensitive material in eV and light of wavelength of numerical value = hce metre, is incident on it with energy above its threshold value at an instant then the maximum kinetic energy of the photo-electron ejected by it at that instant (Take h-Planck's constant, c-velocity of light in free space) is (in SI units):
- e + 2
- 2e -
- e - e
- e +
Answer
(3) e - e
Solution
Energy of the incident photon:
E = hc = hc ( hce ) = e J (numerically)
Work function in joule: eV = e J
Einstein's photoelectric equation:
K = E - 0
K = e - e J
Answer: (3)