Physics · Atomic Physics
JEE Advanced 2021 — Paper 2 — Question 9
In a photoemission experiment, the maximum kinetic energies of photoelectrons from metals and R are
and , respectively, and they are related by . In this experiment, the same source of monochromatic light is used for metal P and Q while a different source of monochromatic light is used for the metal R.The work functions for metals and R are and 5.5 eV ,
respectively. The energy of the incident photon used for metal , in eV , is _.
Answer: 6
Numerical answer — enter this value.
Step-by-step solution
Let Then
From Einstein's equation for P, Q and R
Solving equation (i) and (ii) we get So,
Answer key and solution verified before publishing.
Practise Atomic Physics
Start with this question, then two more from the same chapter — with a tutor that explains every step. Free.
- Exam
- JEE Advanced 2021
- Paper
- Paper 2
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Atomic Physics
- Topic
- Photoelectric Effect