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A photo-cell is illuminated by a source of light, which is placed at a distance d from the cell. If the distance becomes d/2, then number of electrons emitted per second, will be
- remain same
- four times
- two times
- one-fourth
Answer
(2) four times
Solution
Number of photoelectrons emitted per second ∝ intensity of incident light.
For a point source, I 1d2
⇒ I'I = ( dd/2 )2 = 4
∴ The number of electrons emitted per second becomes four times.
Answer: (2)
AIPMT 2001