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The Work Function of a Metal is Hv0. Light of Frequency V Falls on this Metal. Photoelectric Effect Will Take Place Only If - Physics

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The work function of a metal is hv0. Light of frequency v falls on this metal. Photoelectric effect will take place only if

Options

  • v ≥ v0

  • v > 2v0

  • v < v0

  • v < v0/2

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Solution

v ≥ v0

As the work function of the metal is hv0, the threshold frequency of the metal is v0.

For photoelectric effect to occur, the frequency of the incident light should be greater than or equal to the threshlod frequency of the metal on which light is incident.

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Chapter 20: Photoelectric Effect and Wave-Particle Duality - MCQ [Page 363]

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HC Verma Concepts of Physics Vol. 2 [English] Class 11 and 12
Chapter 20 Photoelectric Effect and Wave-Particle Duality
MCQ | Q 6 | Page 363

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