JEE Main & Advanced Physics Photo Electric Effect, X- Rays & Matter Waves Question Bank Photon and Photoelectric Effect

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    A photo cell is receiving light from a source placed at a distance of 1 m. If the same source is to be placed at a distance of 2 m, then the ejected electron [MNR 1986; UPSEAT 2000, 01]

    A)            Moves with one-fourth energy as that of the initial energy

    B)            Moves with one-fourth of momentum as that of the initial momentum

    C)            Will be half in number

    D)            Will be one-fourth in number

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                       Number of ejected electrons\[\propto \text{(Intensity)}\propto \frac{1}{{{(\text{Distance})}^{2}}}\] Therefore an increment of distance two times will reduce the number of ejected electrons to \[\frac{1}{4}th\]of the previous one.


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