CBSE 2025 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q20 · 2 marks
A light of wavelength $\displaystyle 400$ nm is incident on metal surface whose work function is $\displaystyle 3.0 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{~J}$. Calculate the speed of the fastest photoelectrons emitted.
Marking-scheme solution
$\displaystyle h \nu=\phi_{0}+K_{\max }$
$\displaystyle \frac{h c}{\lambda}=\phi_{0}+\frac{1}{2} m v_{\max }^{2}$
$\displaystyle \frac{6.63 \times 10^{-34} \times 3 \times 10^{8}}{4 \times 10^{-7}}=3 \times 10^{-19}+\frac{1}{2} m v_{\max }^{2}$
$\displaystyle \frac{19.89}{4} \times 10^{-19}=3 \times 10^{-19}+\frac{1}{2} m v_{\max }^{2}$
$\displaystyle \frac{4 \times 10^{-19}}{9 \times 10^{-31}}=v_{\max }^{2}$
$\displaystyle v_{\max }=\frac{2}{3} \times 10^{6} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
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