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Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation

A light of wavelength 'λ\lambda' and intensity 'II' falls on photosensitive material. If 'NN' photo electrons are emitted, each with kinetic energy 'E', then

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Answer: (d)

  1. E=hcλ−ϕE = \frac{hc}{\lambda} - \phi: kinetic energy depends on wavelength (increases as λ\lambda decreases), not on intensity, so E∝1λE \propto \frac{1}{\lambda} (approximately).
  2. Number of photoelectrons depends on number of photons, i.e. on intensity: N∝IN \propto I.
  3. So the answer is (d).
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