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A photocell is illuminated by a small bright source placed 1 m away. When the same source of light is placed 12 m away, the number of electrons emitted by photocathode would
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Options:
  • A decrease by a factor of 2
     
  • B increase by a factor of 2
     
  • C decrease by a factor of 4
  • D increase by a factor of 4
Solution:
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The correct answer is: increase by a factor of 4
I=Pof source4πdistance2=P4πd2
Here, we assume light to spread uniformly in all directions.
The number of photo-electrons emitted from a surface depend on the intensity of light I falling on it. Thus the number of electrons emitted n depends directly on I. P remains constant as the source is the same.
 
  I2I1=n2n1P2P1(d1d2)2=n2n1
 
  n2n1=PP1122=41     ( P1 = P2 = P)

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