NEETPhysicsDual Nature of Matter
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): If the frequency of incident light is less than the threshold frequency, halving the distance between a point light source and a photoelectric metal will not produce any photoelectric current. Reason (R): The intensity of light from a point source is inversely proportional to the square of the dist
Options
- ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C(A) is true but (R) is false.
- D(A) is false but (R) is true.
Correct answer
B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Step-by-step solution
Assertion (A) is true: For photoelectric emission to occur, the incident frequency must be strictly greater than the threshold frequency ( > ₀ ). If Reason (R) is true: For a point source, intensity I 1 r^2 . Halving the distance increases the intensity by four times. However, (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). The correct explanation for (A) is that the energy of individual photons ( h ) is less than the work function of the metal, so they cannot eject electrons, even though the total number of incident ph