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Light of wavelength 300 × 109m strikes a metal a metal surface with photoelectric work function of 2.13 eV. The kinetic energy of photoelectron is

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3.216 X 10-19 ergs

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3.217 X 10-19 J

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32.16 X 10-19 ergs

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32.16 X 10-19 J

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Solution

The correct option is B

3.217 X 10-19 J


E = hcλ E0 = 2.13ev

= 6.625 × 1034 × 1083 × 107 = 6.625 × 1019 J

E0 = 2.13 × 1.6 × 1019 = 3.408 × 1019 J

K.E. = E E0

= 6.625 × 1019 3.408 × 1019

= 3.217 × 1019 J


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