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Stopping potential depends on frequency, not on intensity

This type of question, asked 5 times: 2021 Paper 5, 25 Jan 2023, 5 Apr 2024, 29 Jan 2025, 4 Apr 2025. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 5

    18
    The stopping potential in the context of photoelectric effect depends on the following property of incident electromagnetic radiation:

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  2. Question 2

    25 Jan 2023

    94
    Given below are two statements: Statement I: Stopping potential in photoelectric effect does not depend on the power of the light source. Statement II: For a given metal, the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectron depends on the wavelength of the incident light. In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

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  3. Question 3

    5 Apr 2024

    92
    Which of the following statement is not true about stopping potential (V0)\left( V_{0} \right) ?

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  4. Question 4

    29 Jan 2025

    79
    In an experiment with photoelectric effect, the stopping potential.

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  5. Question 5

    4 Apr 2025

    10
    Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: In photoelectric effect, on increasing the intensity of incident light the stopping potential increases. Reason R : Increase in intensity of light increases the rate of photoelectrons emitted, provided the frequency of incident light is greater than threshold frequency. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

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