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Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation

From a metallic surface photoelectric emission is observed for frequencies v1v_1 and v2 (v1>v2)v_2\ (v_1 > v_2) of the incident light. The maximum values of the kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted in the two cases are in the ratio 1:x1 : x. Hence the threshold frequency of the metallic surface is

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Answer: (c)

  1. K=h(v−v0)K = h(v - v_0), so v1−v0v2−v0=1x\frac{v_1 - v_0}{v_2 - v_0} = \frac{1}{x}.
  2. xv1−xv0=v2−v0⇒v0(x−1)=xv1−v2xv_1 - xv_0 = v_2 - v_0 \Rightarrow v_0(x - 1) = xv_1 - v_2
  3. So the answer is (c) v0=xv1−v2x−1v_0 = \frac{xv_1 - v_2}{x - 1}.
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