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Two beams, one of red light and the other of blue light, of the same intensity are incident on a metallic surface to emit photoelectrons. Which one of the two beam emits electrons of greater kinetic energy?

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Answer:
A
Solution:

Blue photons have greater frequency than red photons

For the same emitting surface, blue gives greater maximum electron energy

Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsTopic:Modern PhysicsSubtopic:Photoelectric effect
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