NEET Physics Photo Electric Effect, X- Rays & Matter Waves NEET PYQ-Photo Electric Effect,X-Rays

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    In a photo-emissive cell, with exciting wavelength\[\lambda ,\] the fastest electron has speed v. If the exciting wavelength is changed to \[3\lambda /4,\] the speed of the fastest emitted electron will be :   [AIPMT 1998]

    A)  \[v\,{{(3/4)}^{1/2}}\]

    B)                   \[v\,{{(4/3)}^{1/2}}\]

    C)   less than \[v\,{{(4/3)}^{1/2}}\]

    D)   greater than \[v\sqrt{\frac{4}{3}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Einstein’s photoelectric equation is given
                            \[{{E}_{k}}=E-W\]
                but        \[{{E}_{k}}=\frac{1}{2}m{{v}^{2}}\]
                and       \[E=\frac{hc}{\lambda }\]
                \[\therefore \]      \[\frac{1}{2}m{{v}^{2}}=\frac{hc}{\lambda }-W\]
                Suppose v’ be the new speed, when \[\lambda \] is changed to \[\frac{3\lambda }{4}\],
                \[\therefore \]      \[\frac{1}{2}mv{{'}^{2}}=\frac{hc}{(3\lambda /4)}-W\]
                or         \[\frac{1}{2}mv{{'}^{2}}=\frac{4}{3}\frac{hc}{\lambda }-W\]
                Dividing Eq. (ii) by Eq. (i), we get
                \[\frac{v{{'}^{2}}}{{{v}^{2}}}=\frac{\frac{4}{3}\frac{hc}{\lambda }-W}{\frac{hc}{\lambda }-W}\]
    \[=\frac{\frac{4}{3}\frac{hc}{\lambda }-\frac{4}{3}W+\frac{1}{3}W}{\frac{hc}{\lambda }-W}\]
    \[=\frac{4}{3}+\frac{W}{3\left( \frac{hc}{\lambda }-W \right)}>\frac{4}{3}\]
    \[\therefore \]      \[\frac{v'}{v}>\sqrt{\frac{4}{3}}\]
    or         \[\sqrt{\frac{4}{3}}\,v\]


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