NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsDual Nature of MatterPractice
A silver sphere of radius 1 cm and work function 4.7 eV is suspended from an insulating thread in free-space. It is under continuous illumination of 200 nm wavelength electromagnetic waves. As photoelectrons are emitted, the sphere gets charged and acquires a potential. The maximum number of photoelectrons emitted from the sphere is A × 10 Z (where 1 < A < 10 ). The value of Z is
Correct answer
7
Step-by-step solution
Photo emission will stop when potential on silver sphere becomes equal to the stopping potential. Stopping potential = hc λ - w = 6.2 - 4.7 = 1.5   eV V = Kq r = 1 . 5 = K × n × e r ⇒    n = 1 . 5 × 1 0 - 2 1 . 6 × 1 0 - 1 9 × 9 × 1 0 9 = 1 . 0 5 × 1 0 7 ⇒ z = 7 Therefore answer is 7 .