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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Question 1
2021 Paper 4
7The stopping potential for electrons emitted from a photosensitive surface illuminated by light of wavelength is . When the incident wavelength is changed to a new value, the stopping potential is . The new wavelength is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
2021 Paper 18
11In a photoelectric experiment, ultraviolet light of wavelength is used with a lithium cathode of work function . If the wavelength of the incident light is switched to , find the change in the stopping potential. (, )Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
2021 Paper 21
13A monochromatic neon lamp with wavelength of illuminates a photo-sensitive material which has a stopping voltage of . What will be the stopping voltage if the source light is changed with another source of wavelength of ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
28 Jun 2022
107Let and be the maximum kinetic energies of photo-electrons emitted when two monochromatic beams of wavelength and , respectively are incident on a metallic surface. If then:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
29 Jul 2022
16The kinetic energy of emitted electron is when the light incident on the metal has wavelength . To double the kinetic energy, the incident light must have wavelength:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
22 Jan 2025
85A light source of wavelength 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 , then the maximum kinetic energy of ejected electrons will be (The work function of metal is 1 eV )Tap an option to check your answer.