Maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons – Rankers Physics
Topic: Modern Physics
Subtopic: Photoelectric Effects and deBroglie Equation

Maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons

In an experiment on photoelectric emission for incident light of wavelength \( 1.98 \times 10^{-7} \text{ m} \), stopping potential is found to be \( 2.5 \text{ V} \). What is maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectron?
6.25 eV
2.5 eV
3.75 eV
Zero

Solution:

The maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons is related to the stopping potential by \( K_{\max} = e V_s \). Given \( V_s = 2.5 \text{ V} \), the maximum kinetic energy is simply \( 2.5 \text{ eV} \).

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