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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 2. structure of atom

The de Broglie wavelength \(\left( \lambda  \right)\) associated with a photoelectron varies with the frequency \((v)\) of the incident radiation as, [\(v_0\) is threshold frequency]:

  1. A \(\lambda  \propto \frac{1}{{\left( {v - {v_0}} \right)}}\)
  2. B \(\lambda  \propto \frac{1}{{{{\left( {v - {v_0}} \right)}^{\frac{1}{4}}}}}\)
  3. C \(\lambda  \propto \frac{1}{{{{\left( {v - {v_0}} \right)}^{\frac{3}{2}}}}}\)
  4. D \(\lambda  \propto \frac{1}{{{{\left( {v - {v_0}} \right)}^{\frac{1}{2}}}}}\)
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(D) \(\lambda  \propto \frac{1}{{{{\left( {v - {v_0}} \right)}^{\frac{1}{2}}}}}\)

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\(\lambda = \frac{h}{{mv}}\) According to Einstein's theory of photoelectric effect: \(hv = h{v_0} + KE\) \(hv = h{v_0} + \frac{1}{2}m{v^2}\) \(2h(v - {v_0}) = m{v^2}\) \(\frac{{2h(v - {v_0})}}{m} = {v^2}\) \(v \propto {(v - {v_0})^{\frac{1}{2}}}\)…
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