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According to Einstein's photoelectric equation, the plot of the kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons from a metal versus the frequency of the incident radiation gives a straight line whose slope

A) Depends on the nature of the metal used

B) Depends on the intensity of the radiation

C) Depends both on the intensity of the radiation and the metal used

D) Is the same for all metals and independent of the intensity of the radiation?

Correct Answer: D

Solution :

[d] According to Einstein?s photoelectric equation, \[{{(KE)}_{\max }}=hv-{{\phi }_{0}},\]Comparing with the straight line equation \[y=mx+c,\]we find that the slope of the graph is h, Clearly, the slope is the same for all metals and is independent of the intensity of the radiation.