SUBJECT: NEET-PHYSICS COURSE: MASTER PRO ELP No.

-02 TOPIC: MODERN PHYSICS

PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT 2023-24

1. A photosensitive material has work function 2eV. Find threshold frequency and threshold
wavelength.

2. If the threshold wavelength of light for photoelectric effect from sodium surface is 6800 Å then,
the work function of sodium is:
(1) 1.8 eV (2) 2.9 eV (3) 1.1 eV (4) 4.7 eV

3. The work function of a substance is 4.0 eV. The longest wavelength of light that can cause
photoelectron emission from this substance is approximately:
(1) 540 nm (2) 400 nm (3) 310nm (4) 220 nm

4. Sodium and copper have work functions 2.3 eV and 4.5 eV sodium respectively. Then the ratio of
their threshold wavelengths is nearest to:
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 4: 1 (3) 2: 1 (4) 1: 4

5. In the PEE experiment, wavelength of incident light is 4000 Å and work function of cathode material
is 1.1 eV. Calculate stopping potential and range of KE for the ejected electrons?

6. The graph is showing the photocurrent with the applied voltage of a photoelectric effect experiment.
Then (here intensity means rate of photons)
(1) A & B will have same intensity and B & C have same frequency
(2) B & C have same intensity and A & B have same frequency
(3) A & B will have same frequency and B & C have same intensity
(4) A & C will have same intensity and B & C have same frequency

7. According to Einstein's photoelectric equation, the graph between the kinetic energy of
photoelectrons ejected and the frequency of incident radiation is

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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8. The stopping potential as a function of frequency of incident radiation is plotted for two different
photo electric surfaces A and B. The graphs show the work function of A is
Vs
(1) Greater than that of B A B
(2) Smaller than that of B
(3) Same as that of B
ν
(4) No comparison can be done from given graphs

9. According to Einstein's photoelectric equation, the plot of the kinetic energy of the emitted
photoelectrons from a metal Vs the frequency, of the incident radiation gives a straight line whose
slope:
(1) depends on the nature of the metal used
(2) depends on the intensity of the radiation
(3) depends both on the intensity of the radiation and the metal used
(4) is the same for all metals and independent of the intensity of the radiation

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10. A laser light of power 5mW is incident normally on a metal surface. In each second 8 × 10 photons
incident on it. Find kinetic energy of fastest electron and stopping potential. (work function 1.9 eV)

11. The threshold frequency for a metallic surface corresponds to an energy of 6.2eV and the stopping
potential for a radiation incident on this surface is 5 V, the incident radiation lies in:
(1) ultra-violet region (2) infra-red region (3) visible region (4) X-ray region

12. Collector is kept at +2V w.r.t. emitter. A light of wavelength 200 nm incident on emitter of work
function 4.5 eV. Find maximum and minimum kinetic energies of photoelectron on reaching
collector.

13. Threshold frequency of material used in PEE is f0. Calculate ratio of maximum speed of ejected
electrons, when it is illuminated by radiation of frequency 2f0 and 5f0 respectively. (V. Imp)

14. Light of two different frequencies whose photons have energies 1 eV and 2.5 eV respectively
illuminate a metallic surface whose work function is 0.5 eV successively. Ratio of maximum speeds
emitted electrons will be:
(1) 1 : 4 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 1 : 1 (4) 1 : 5

15. When the light of frequency 2v0 (where v0 is threshold frequency), is incident on a metal plate, the
maximum velocity of electrons emitted is v1. When the frequency of the incident radiation is
increased to 5v0, the maximum velocity of electrons emitted from the same plate is v2. The ratio of
v1 to v2 is:
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 4 : 1 (4) 1 : 4

16. In PEE, when frequency of incident radiation is increased by 20%, then stopping potential increases
from 0.5V to 0.8V. Calculate work function of the metal.

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17. A certain metallic surface is illuminated with monochromatic light of wavelength λ . The stopping
potential for photo-electric current for this light is 3V0. If the same surface is illuminated with light
of wavelength 2λ, The stopping potential is V0. the threshold wavelength for this surface for photo-
electric effect is :
λ λ
(1) 4 λ (2) (3) (4) 6λ
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18. When monochromatic radiation of intensity Ι falls on a metal surface, the number of photoelectrons
and their maximum kinetic energy are N and T respectively. If the intensity of radiation is 2Ι, the
number of emitted electrons and their maximum kinetic energy are respectively
(1) N and 2T (2) 2N and T
(3) 2N and 2T (4) N and T

19. The frequency and intensity of a light source are both doubled. Consider the following statements.
(i) The saturation photocurrent remains almost the same.
(ii) The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is doubled.
(1) Both (i) and (ii) are true
(2) (i) is true but (ii) is false
(3) (i) is false but (ii) is true
(4) both (i) and (ii) are false

20. If the frequency of light in a photoelectric experiment is doubled then stopping potential will
(1) be doubled
(2) be halved
(3) become more than double
(4) become less than double

21. In hydrogen atom, transition of electron takes place from first excited state to ground state photon
so produced incident on a metal and stopping potential found to be 3.57 V.
Find cutoff frequency.

22. Wave equation of electric field in the light is gives by

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E = E0 sin [1.57 × 10 m (x – ct)]
This light is incident on a metal of work function 1.9 eV. Calculate stopping potential.

23. Wave equation of electric field in the light is gives by

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E = E0 [sin 1.57 × 10 t + sin 6.28 × 10 t] Volt/m
This light is incident on a metal of work function 1.9 eV. Calculate stopping potential.

24. A laser light of wavelength λ incident on a silver sphere of radius r suspended by an insulating
thread. If λ < λ0. Find potential acquired by the sphere and number of electrons escaped from it ?

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25. A point source causes photoelectric effect from a small metal plate. Which of the following curves
may represent the saturation photocurrent as a function of the distance between the source and
the metal?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

26. A photocell is illuminated by a small bright source placed 1 m away. When the same source of light
is place 0.5 m away. the number of electrons emitted by photocathode would:
(1) decrease by a factor of 4 (2) increase by a factor of 4
(3) decrease by a factor of 2 (4) increase by a factor of 2

27. When UV rays are incident on emitter plate of photocell then, stopping potential is found –1V.
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If ratio of charge to mass of electron is 1.8 × 10 C/Kg. Then find maximum speed of photoelectron?

Answer Key
ELP-02

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1. ν0  5 × 10 Hz, λ0 = 6200 Å 2. (1) 3. (3)
4. (3) 5. V0 = 2 Volt, KEmax = 2 eV 6. (1)
7. (3) 8. (2) 9. (4)
10. V0 = 1.9 Volt, KEmax = 1.9 eV 11. (1)
v1 1
12. KEmax = 3.7 eV, KEmin = 2 eV 13. = 14. (2)
v2 2
15. (1) 16. φ = 1 eV 17. (1)
18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (3)
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21. ν0 = 1.6 × 10 Hz 22. V0 = 1.2 Volt 23. V0 = 2.2 Volt

hc  1 1  4πε0hcr  1 1 
24. V=  −  ,n =  −  25. (4) 26. (2)
e  λ λ0  e 2
 λ λ0 
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27. vmax = 6 × 10 m/sec

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