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Consider a $20 \mathrm{~W}$ bulb emitting light of wavelength 5000 $Å$ and shining on a metal surface kept at a distance $2 \mathrm{~m}$. Assume that the metal surface has work function of $2 \mathrm{eV}$ and that each atom on the metal surface can be treated as a circular disk of radius $1.5 Å$.
(i) Estimate number of photons emitted by the bulb per second. [Assume no other losses]
(ii) Will there be photoelectric emission?
(iii) How much time would be required by the atomic disk to receive energy equal to work function $(2 \mathrm{eV})$ ?
(iv) How many photons would atomic disk receive within time duration calculated in (iii) above?
(v) Can you explain how photoelectric effect was observed instantaneously?
(i) Estimate number of photons emitted by the bulb per second. [Assume no other losses]
(ii) Will there be photoelectric emission?
(iii) How much time would be required by the atomic disk to receive energy equal to work function $(2 \mathrm{eV})$ ?
(iv) How many photons would atomic disk receive within time duration calculated in (iii) above?
(v) Can you explain how photoelectric effect was observed instantaneously?
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Given, $\mathrm{P}=20 \mathrm{~W}, \lambda=5000 Å=5000 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}$
$$
\mathrm{d}=2 \mathrm{~m}, \phi_0=2 \mathrm{eV}, \mathrm{r}=1.5 \mathrm{~A}=1.5 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}
$$
(i) Let number of photon emitted by bulb per second then
$$
\begin{aligned}
&\mathrm{P}=\mathrm{n}^{\prime} \mathrm{h}\left(\frac{\mathrm{c}}{\lambda}\right) \\
&\mathrm{n}^{\prime}=\frac{\mathrm{p}}{\mathrm{hv} / \lambda}=\frac{\mathrm{p} \lambda}{\mathrm{hc}} \\
&=\frac{20 \times\left(5000 \times 10^{-10}\right)}{\left(6.62 \times 10^{-34}\right) \times\left(3 \times 10^8\right)} \\
&\Rightarrow \quad 5 \times 10^{19} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}(\text { no of photons per sec) } \\
&\begin{array}{l}
\text { Number of photons emitted by bulb per second } \mathrm{n}^{\prime}=5 \\
\times 10^{19}
\end{array} \\
&\text { (ii) Energy of the incident photon } \mathrm{E}=\mathrm{hv} \\
&=\frac{\mathrm{hc}}{\lambda}=\frac{\left(6.62 \times 10^{-34}\right) \times\left(3 \times 10^8\right)}{5000 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{j}}
\end{aligned}
$$
$$
\begin{aligned}
&=\frac{\left(6.62 \times 10^{-34}\right)\left(3 \times 10^8\right)}{5000 \times 10^{-10} \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19}} \mathrm{eV} \\
&=2.48 \mathrm{eV}
\end{aligned}
$$
As the energy is greater than $2 \mathrm{eV}$, i.e. the work function of metal surfae hence photoelectric emission takes place.
$$
\text { (iii) Consider the figure }
$$

Let $\Delta t$ be the time spent in getting the energy $\phi$ (work function of metal).
Energy received by atomic disk in $\Delta \mathrm{t}$ time is
$$
\mathrm{E}=\mathrm{P} \times \mathrm{A} \cdot \Delta \mathrm{t}=\mathrm{P} \times \pi \mathrm{r}^2 . \Delta \mathrm{t}
$$
energy transfered by bulb in full solid angle
$4 \pi \mathrm{d}^2$ to atoms $=4 \pi \mathrm{d}^2 \%$
So, $\mathrm{P} \pi \mathrm{r}^2 \Delta \mathrm{t}=4 \pi \mathrm{d}^2 \%$
$$
\begin{aligned}
& \frac{\mathrm{P}}{4 \pi \mathrm{d}^2} \times \pi \mathrm{r}^2 \Delta \mathrm{t}=\phi_0 \\
\Rightarrow \quad & \Delta \mathrm{t}=\frac{4 \phi_0 \mathrm{~d}^2}{\operatorname{Pr}^2}=\frac{4 \times\left(2 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19}\right) \times 2^2}{20 \times\left(1.5 \times 10^{-10}\right)^2} \approx 11.4 \mathrm{sec}
\end{aligned}
$$
(iv) Number of photons received by one atomic disc in time $\Delta \mathrm{t}$ is
$$
\begin{aligned}
\mathrm{N} &=\frac{\mathrm{n}^{\prime} \times \pi \mathrm{r}^2}{4 \pi \mathrm{d}^2} \times \Delta \mathrm{t} \\
\Rightarrow \quad &=\frac{\mathrm{n}^{\prime} \mathrm{r}^2 \Delta \mathrm{t}}{4 \mathrm{~d}^2} \\
&=\frac{\left(5 \times 10^{19}\right) \times\left(1.5 \times 10^{-10}\right)^2 \times 11.4}{4 \times(2)^2} \approx 1
\end{aligned}
$$
(1 photon per atom)
(v) As time of emission of electrons is $11.4 \mathrm{sec}$
So, the photoelectric emission is not instantaneous in the problem. It takes about $11.4 \mathrm{sec}$ in photoelectric emission, there is an collision between incident photon and free electron of the metal surface which lasts for very very short interval of time $\left(\approx 10^{-9} \mathrm{~S}\right)$, so we say photoelectric emission is instantaneous.
$$
\mathrm{d}=2 \mathrm{~m}, \phi_0=2 \mathrm{eV}, \mathrm{r}=1.5 \mathrm{~A}=1.5 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}
$$
(i) Let number of photon emitted by bulb per second then
$$
\begin{aligned}
&\mathrm{P}=\mathrm{n}^{\prime} \mathrm{h}\left(\frac{\mathrm{c}}{\lambda}\right) \\
&\mathrm{n}^{\prime}=\frac{\mathrm{p}}{\mathrm{hv} / \lambda}=\frac{\mathrm{p} \lambda}{\mathrm{hc}} \\
&=\frac{20 \times\left(5000 \times 10^{-10}\right)}{\left(6.62 \times 10^{-34}\right) \times\left(3 \times 10^8\right)} \\
&\Rightarrow \quad 5 \times 10^{19} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}(\text { no of photons per sec) } \\
&\begin{array}{l}
\text { Number of photons emitted by bulb per second } \mathrm{n}^{\prime}=5 \\
\times 10^{19}
\end{array} \\
&\text { (ii) Energy of the incident photon } \mathrm{E}=\mathrm{hv} \\
&=\frac{\mathrm{hc}}{\lambda}=\frac{\left(6.62 \times 10^{-34}\right) \times\left(3 \times 10^8\right)}{5000 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{j}}
\end{aligned}
$$
$$
\begin{aligned}
&=\frac{\left(6.62 \times 10^{-34}\right)\left(3 \times 10^8\right)}{5000 \times 10^{-10} \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19}} \mathrm{eV} \\
&=2.48 \mathrm{eV}
\end{aligned}
$$
As the energy is greater than $2 \mathrm{eV}$, i.e. the work function of metal surfae hence photoelectric emission takes place.
$$
\text { (iii) Consider the figure }
$$

Let $\Delta t$ be the time spent in getting the energy $\phi$ (work function of metal).
Energy received by atomic disk in $\Delta \mathrm{t}$ time is
$$
\mathrm{E}=\mathrm{P} \times \mathrm{A} \cdot \Delta \mathrm{t}=\mathrm{P} \times \pi \mathrm{r}^2 . \Delta \mathrm{t}
$$
energy transfered by bulb in full solid angle
$4 \pi \mathrm{d}^2$ to atoms $=4 \pi \mathrm{d}^2 \%$
So, $\mathrm{P} \pi \mathrm{r}^2 \Delta \mathrm{t}=4 \pi \mathrm{d}^2 \%$
$$
\begin{aligned}
& \frac{\mathrm{P}}{4 \pi \mathrm{d}^2} \times \pi \mathrm{r}^2 \Delta \mathrm{t}=\phi_0 \\
\Rightarrow \quad & \Delta \mathrm{t}=\frac{4 \phi_0 \mathrm{~d}^2}{\operatorname{Pr}^2}=\frac{4 \times\left(2 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19}\right) \times 2^2}{20 \times\left(1.5 \times 10^{-10}\right)^2} \approx 11.4 \mathrm{sec}
\end{aligned}
$$
(iv) Number of photons received by one atomic disc in time $\Delta \mathrm{t}$ is
$$
\begin{aligned}
\mathrm{N} &=\frac{\mathrm{n}^{\prime} \times \pi \mathrm{r}^2}{4 \pi \mathrm{d}^2} \times \Delta \mathrm{t} \\
\Rightarrow \quad &=\frac{\mathrm{n}^{\prime} \mathrm{r}^2 \Delta \mathrm{t}}{4 \mathrm{~d}^2} \\
&=\frac{\left(5 \times 10^{19}\right) \times\left(1.5 \times 10^{-10}\right)^2 \times 11.4}{4 \times(2)^2} \approx 1
\end{aligned}
$$
(1 photon per atom)
(v) As time of emission of electrons is $11.4 \mathrm{sec}$
So, the photoelectric emission is not instantaneous in the problem. It takes about $11.4 \mathrm{sec}$ in photoelectric emission, there is an collision between incident photon and free electron of the metal surface which lasts for very very short interval of time $\left(\approx 10^{-9} \mathrm{~S}\right)$, so we say photoelectric emission is instantaneous.
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