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The stopping potential for photoelectrons from a metal surface is V1 when monochromatic light of frequency v1 is incident on it. The stopping potential becomes V2 when monochromatic light of another frequency is incident on the same metal surface. If h be the Plancks onstant and e be the charge of an electron, then the frequency of light in the second case is

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v1eh(V2+V1)
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v1+eh(V2+V1)
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v1eh(V2V1)
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v1+eh(V2V1)
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Solution

The correct option is C v1+eh(V2V1)
Let the work function of the metal be ϕ.
Stopping potential of the metal is equal to the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted.
eV=K.Emax=hvϕ
For frequency v1 :
eV1=hv1ϕ .......(1)
For frequency v2 :
eV2=hv2ϕ .......(2)
From equation (2) - (1) we get, e(V2V1)=hv2hv1
v2=v1+eh(V2V1)

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