Uttarakhand PMT Uttarakhand PMT Solved Paper-2010

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    38. If a surface has work function 4.0 eV, what is the maximum velocity of electrons liberated from the surface when it is irradiated with ultraviolet radiation of wavelength 0.2 \[\mu m\]?

    A) \[4.4\times {{10}^{5}}m/s\] 

    B)  \[8.8\times {{10}^{7}}m/s\]

    C)  \[8.8\times {{10}^{5}}m/s\]

    D)  \[4.4\times {{10}^{7}}m/s\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Work function, \[W=4\text{ }eV\] \[=4\times 1.6\times {{10}^{-19}}J\] \[=6.4\times {{10}^{-19}}J\] Wavelength of incident radiation \[\lambda =0.2\,\mu m\] \[=0.2\times {{10}^{-6}}m\] Maximum KE of liberated electron \[{{(KE)}_{max}}=\frac{hc}{\lambda }-W\] \[\frac{1}{2}m{{v}^{2}}_{max}=\frac{hc}{\lambda }-W\] \[\frac{1}{2}\times 9.1\times {{10}^{-31}}v_{\max }^{2}\] \[=\frac{6.6\times {{10}^{-34}}\times 3\times {{10}^{8}}}{0.2\times {{10}^{-6}}}-6.4\times {{10}^{-19}}\] \[=9.9\times {{10}^{-19}}-6.4\times {{10}^{-19}}\] \[=3.5\times {{10}^{-19}}\] \[\therefore \] \[{{v}_{\max }}=\sqrt{\frac{3.5\times {{10}^{-19}}\times 2}{9.1\times {{10}^{-31}}}}\] \[=\sqrt{\frac{7}{9.1}\times {{10}^{12}}}\] \[=8.8\times {{10}^{5}}m/s\]


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