Assertion : Photoelectric effect demonstrates the wave nature of light.
Reason : The number of photoelectrons is proportional to the frequency of light.

  • A
    If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • B
    If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • C
    If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
  • D
    If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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Assertion $(A)$: In the photoelectric effect,on increasing the intensity of light,both the number of electrons emitted and the kinetic energy of each of them increase,but the photoelectric current remains unchanged.
Reason $(R)$: The photoelectric current depends only on the wavelength of light.

The anode voltage of a photocell is kept fixed. The wavelength $\lambda$ of the light falling on the cathode is gradually changed. The plate current $I$ of the photocell varies as follows:

The kinetic energy of emitted cathode rays is dependent on:

Find the number of photons emitted per second by a $25 \text{ W}$ source of monochromatic light of wavelength $6600 \text{ Å}$. What is the photoelectric current assuming $3 \%$ efficiency for the photoelectric effect?

The anode voltage of a photocell is kept constant. The wavelength of the light incident on the cathode is changed gradually. Which of the following graphs represents the variation of the photoelectric current $(I)$ with the wavelength $(\lambda)$?

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