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COMEDK · Physics · 27. Dual Nature of Matter

Threshold wavelength for photoelectric emission from a metal surface is \(5200 Å\). Photoelectrons will be emitted when this surface is illuminated with monochromatic radiation from

  1. A \(50 \mathrm{~W}\) IR-lamp
  2. B \(10 \mathrm{~W}\) IR-lamp
  3. C \(1 \mathrm{~W}\) IR-lamp
  4. D \(50 \mathrm{~W} \mathrm{UV}-\operatorname{lamp}\)
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(D) \(50 \mathrm{~W} \mathrm{UV}-\operatorname{lamp}\)

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Threshold wavelength of the metal, \(\lambda_{0}=5200 Å\) \[ =5200 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m} \] Frequency of the radiation, \(v_{0}=\frac{c}{\lambda}\)…