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Radiation of wavelength 300 nm and intensity 100 W m-2 falls on the surface of a photosensitive material. If 2% of the incident photons produce photo electron, the number of photoelectrons emitted from an area of 2 cm2 of the surface is nearly
PhysicsDual Nature of MatterAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2021 (19 Aug Shift 1)
Options:
  • A 15×1011
  • B 6.04×1014
  • C 1.5×1012
  • D 60.4×1015
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 6.04×1014

Power of radiation is expressed as, Power=Nhcλ

Here, N is the number of photons per unit time per unit area.

P=NhcλN=Pλhc=100 W m-2×300×10-9 m6.6×10-34 J s×3×108 m s-1=1.51×1020 m-2 s-1

Given that 2% of the incident, photons produce photoelectron therefore, number of photoelectrons produced by photons is =2100×1.51×1020 m-2 s-1

Now, the number of photoelectrons emitted from an area of 2 cm2 of the surface in 1 s is nearly 

n=1 s2×10-4 m2×3.02×1018 m-2 s-1n=6.04×1014 

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