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Question
A beam of monochromatic radiation is incident on a photosensitive surface. Answer the following question giving reason :
Do the emitted photoelectrons have the same kinetic energy?
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Solution
Yes, all the emitted photoelectrons have the same kinetic energy as the kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons depends upon the frequency of the incident radiation for a given photosensitive surface.
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