MHT CET202410 May 2024Morning ShiftPhysicsDual Nature of MatterActual
In photoelectric effect, the photocurrent
Options
- Adecreases with increase in frequency of incident photon.
- Bincreases with increase in frequency of incident photon.
- Cdoes not depend on the frequency of photon but depends only on the intensity of incident light.
- Ddepends both on intensity and frequency of incident radiation.
Correct answer
C. does not depend on the frequency of photon but depends only on the intensity of incident light.
Step-by-step solution
Photocurrent is independent of the frequency of photon. However when intensity of incident photon increases number of electrons emitted from the surface also increases, thereby increasing photocurrent.