Dual Nature Of Light Question 308

Question: The lowest frequency of light that will cause the emission of photoelectrons from the surface of a metal (for which work function is 1.65 eV) will be [JIPMER 2002]

Options:

A) $ 4\times 10^{10}Hz $

B) $ 4\times 10^{11}Hz $

C) $ 4\times 10^{14}Hz $

D) $ 4\times {{10}^{-10}}Hz $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Minimum frequency : $ W_{0}=h{\nu_{0}} $
Þ $ {\nu_{0}}=\frac{W_{0}}{h}=\frac{1.65\times 1.6\times {{10}^{-19}}}{6.6\times {{10}^{-34}}}=4\times 10^{14}Hz $