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What change will you observe if intensity of incident radiation is changed but the frequency remains the same?
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Solution
If intensity of incident radiation is changed but the frequency remains the same, the plot will be
If the intensity of incident radiation is changed but the frequency remains the same in this case the stopping potential remains unchanged.
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