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Photons emitted when electrons in a H-atom make transition from a higher energy state to lower energy state, whose difference in angular momentum is hπ , are made to be incident on a sample of sodium metal (work function, W=2.3 eV). What will be the kinetic energy of the photoelectrons?

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7.9 eV
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0.25 eV
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10.45 eV
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9.79 eV
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Solution

The correct options are
B 0.25 eV
D 9.79 eV
difference in angular momentum = hπ = (n2n1)h2π
(n2n1)=2
only two transitions are possible for which difference in shell energy is more than 2.3 eV which are:
E31=12.09eV and E42=2.55eV
and K.E=hνϕ where, ϕ = work function
so possible K.E. of photoelectrons are 12.092.3=9.79 eV and 2.552.3=025 eV

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