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Light of wavelength  3000   is incident on a metal surface whose work function is 1eV. The maximum velocity of emitted photoelectrons will be

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Options:
  • A 10 ms-1
  • B 103 ms-1
  • C 104 ms-1
  • D 106 ms-1
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The correct answer is: 106 ms-1
12mv2=hcλ-ϕ0

=6.63×10-34×3×108(3×10-7)×1.6×10-19-1

=4.14-1=3.14eV

or v=2×3.14×1.6×10-199.1×10-31=106 ms-1

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