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New stopping potential, kinetic energy or wavelength when the incident wavelength changes

This type of question, asked 6 times: 2021 Paper 4, 2021 Paper 18, 2021 Paper 21, 28 Jun 2022, 29 Jul 2022, 22 Jan 2025. All 6 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 4

    7
    The stopping potential for electrons emitted from a photosensitive surface illuminated by light of wavelength 491 nm491\text{ }nm is 0.710 V0.710\text{ }V. When the incident wavelength is changed to a new value, the stopping potential is 1.43 V1.43\text{ }V. The new wavelength is:

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  2. Question 2

    2021 Paper 18

    11
    In a photoelectric experiment, ultraviolet light of wavelength 280 nm280\text{ }nm is used with a lithium cathode of work function ϕ=2.5 eV\phi=2.5\,eV. If the wavelength of the incident light is switched to 400 nm400\text{ }nm, find the change in the stopping potential. (h=6.63×10−34 Jsh = 6.63\times10^{-34}\,Js, c=3×108 ms−1c = 3\times10^{8}\text{ }ms^{-1})

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  3. Question 3

    2021 Paper 21

    13
    A monochromatic neon lamp with wavelength of 670.5 nm670.5\text{ }nm illuminates a photo-sensitive material which has a stopping voltage of 0.48 V0.48\text{ }V. What will be the stopping voltage if the source light is changed with another source of wavelength of 474.6 nm474.6\text{ }nm ?

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  4. Question 4

    28 Jun 2022

    107
    Let K1K_{1} and K2K_{2} be the maximum kinetic energies of photo-electrons emitted when two monochromatic beams of wavelength λ1\lambda_{1} and λ2\lambda_{2}, respectively are incident on a metallic surface. If λ1=3λ2\lambda_{1}= 3\lambda_{2} then:

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  5. Question 5

    29 Jul 2022

    16
    The kinetic energy of emitted electron is EE when the light incident on the metal has wavelength λ\lambda. To double the kinetic energy, the incident light must have wavelength:

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  6. Question 6

    22 Jan 2025

    85
    A light source of wavelength λ\lambda illuminates a metal surface and electrons are ejected with maximum kinetic energy of 2 eV . If the same surface is illuminated by a light source of wavelength λ2\frac{\lambda}{2}, then the maximum kinetic energy of ejected electrons will be (The work function of metal is 1 eV )

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