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How would the stopping potential for a given photosensitive surface change if the intensity of incident radiation was decreased? Justify your answer.

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How would the stopping potential for a given photosensitive surface change if the intensity of incident radiation was decreased? Justify your answer.

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A decrease in incident radiation intensity would have no effect on the stopping potential of a certain photosensitive surface. This is because the stopping potential is exclusively determined by frequency rather than intensity of incident radiation. The kinetic energy of photoelectrons is determined only by the frequency of incident radiation, but the number of photoelectrons emitted from the surface is inversely proportional to the intensity of the received light. As a result, decreasing the intensity of the incident radiation would result in fewer photons being produced, but it would have no influence on their kinetic energy or stopping potential.

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