Physics·Prelims Questions

Particle Nature of Light — Prelims Questions

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Version 1Updated 22 Mar 2026
Q1medium

Light of frequency 8×1014,Hz8 \times 10^{14},\text{Hz} is incident on a metal surface. The work function of the metal is 2.5,eV2.5,\text{eV}. What is the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons? (Given: Planck's constant h=6.6×1034,Jcdotsh = 6.6 \times 10^{-34},\text{J}cdot\text{s}, 1,eV=1.6×1019,J1,\text{eV} = 1.6 \times 10^{-19},\text{J})

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The threshold wavelength for a metal surface is 500,nm500,\text{nm}. If light of wavelength 400,nm400,\text{nm} is incident on the surface, what will be the stopping potential for the emitted photoelectrons? (Given: hc=1240,eVcdotnmhc = 1240,\text{eV}cdot\text{nm}, e=1.6×1019,Ce = 1.6 \times 10^{-19},\text{C})

Q3easy

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the photoelectric effect?

Q4easy

A photon of energy EE has momentum pp. If the speed of light is cc, which of the following relations is correct?

Q5medium

If the frequency of incident light in a photoelectric experiment is doubled, what happens to the stopping potential?

Q6medium

A monochromatic light source of power PP emits NN photons per second. If the wavelength of the light is lambdalambda, which of the following expressions for NN is correct? (Given: hh is Planck's constant, cc is the speed of light)

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