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Two beams, one of red light and the other of blue light with the same intensity, fall on a
metal surface to emit photoelectrons. Which beam emits electrons of greater kinetic
energy?
(a) Both emit equally
(b) Red light
(c) Blue light
(d) Neither
[Link] is the de Broglie wavelength of an electron accelerated through a potential
difference of 100 volts?
(a) 12.3 Å
(b) 1.23 Å
(c) 0.123 Å
(d) None
[Link] the photoelectric effect, if the intensity of incident light increases, what happens to the
stopping potential?
(a) Increases
(b) Remains the same
(c) Decreases
(d) Becomes zero
2 Mark Questions
[Link] the relation between cutoff frequency and work function in the photoelectric
effect and explain why photoelectric emission stops below a certain frequency.
[Link] electrons have kinetic energies in the ratio 1:4. Calculate the ratio of their de Broglie
wavelengths and explain the result.
3 Mark Question
[Link] Einstein’s photoelectric equation from the energy conservation principle and
discuss the concept of threshold frequency with the help of this equation.
5 Mark Question
(a) Derive the expression for de Broglie wavelength associated with matter waves.
(b) Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of an electron accelerated through a potential
difference of 150 volts. (Given: [h = 6.63 \times 10^{-34} \, Js], [m_e = 9.1 \times 10^{-31} \,
kg], [e = 1.6 \times 10^{-19} C])