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The photo-electron liberated from the surface of lithium (ϕ=2.39 eV) by electromagnetic radiation whose electric component varies with time as E=a(1+cosωt)cosω0t where a = constant, ω=6×1014 rad/s and
ω0=3.60×1015rad/s, then the maximum kinetic energy of photo-electron is (in eV)

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E=a(1+cos ωt)cos ω0t=acos ω0t+12acos (ω+ω0)t+12acos (ωω0)t
This is a complex vibration consisting of harmonic components of frequencies ω0, (ω+ω0) and (ωω0).
Now,
hν=ϕ+kmax
So,
kmax=h2π(ω+ω0)ϕ=6.6×10342π(6×1014+3.6×1015)(2.39×1.6×1019)=4.41×10193.82×1019=0.59×1019J=0.37 eV

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