Kinetic Energy and Photoelectron Emission – Rankers Physics
Topic: Modern Physics
Subtopic: Photoelectric Effects and deBroglie Equation

Kinetic Energy and Photoelectron Emission

Assertion (A): Kinetic energy of photoelectrons emitted by a photosensitive surface depends upon the intensity of incident photon.
Reason (R): The ejection of electrons from metallic surface is possible with frequency of incident photon below the threshold frequency.
 
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Kinetic energy of photoelectrons depends on the frequency of incident light, not its intensity. Photoelectric emission requires the incident photon's frequency to be above the threshold frequency \(\nu_0\). Thus, both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

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