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The work function of caesium metal is $2.14 \mathrm{eV}$. When light of frequency $6 \times 10^{14} \mathrm{~Hz}$ is incident on the metal surface, photoemission of electrons occurs. What is the
(a) maximum kinetic energy of the emitted electrons,
(b) stopping potential, and
(c) maximum speed of the emitted photoelectrons?
PhysicsDual Nature of Matter
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(a) Given, $v=6 \times 10^{14} \mathrm{~Hz}$,
$$
\begin{aligned}
\phi_0 &=2.14 \mathrm{eV} \\
&=2.14 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{~J}
\end{aligned}
$$
By Einstein's photoelectric equation,
$$
\begin{aligned}
&\mathrm{K}_{\max }=\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{mv}^2=\mathrm{hv}-\phi_0 \\
&=6.6 \times 10^{-34} \times 6 \times 10^{14}-2.14 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19} \\
&=3.97 \times 10^{-19}-3.42 \times 10^{-19} \\
&\cong 0.550 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{~J} . \\
&=\frac{0.55 \times 10^{-19}}{1.6 \times 10^{-19}} \mathrm{eV}=0.343 \mathrm{eV} .
\end{aligned}
$$
(b) Stopping potential $\mathrm{V}_0=\frac{\mathrm{K}_{\max }}{\mathrm{e}} \mathrm{eV}$ $=\frac{0.343 \mathrm{eV}}{\mathrm{e}}=0.343 \mathrm{~V}$
(c) Maximum speed of the photoelectrons,
$$
\begin{aligned}
\mathrm{V}_{\max } &=\sqrt{\frac{\left(\mathrm{h} v-\phi_0\right) \times 2}{\mathrm{~m}}}(\text { from (a)) }\\
&=\sqrt{\frac{2 \times 0.548 \times 10^{-19}}{9.1 \times 10^{-31}}}\left(\because \mathrm{m}_{\mathrm{e}}=9.1 \times 10^{-31} \mathrm{~kg}\right) \\
&=\sqrt{0.12 \times 10^{12}}=3.47 \times 10^5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} .
\end{aligned}
$$

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