Photons of wavelength $\lambda$ emitted by a source of power $P$ incident on a photo cell. If the current…

Photons of wavelength $\lambda$ emitted by a source of power $P$ incident on a photo cell. If the current produced in the cell is $I$, then the percentage of incident photons which produce current in the photo cell is. (where, $h$ is Planck's constant and $c$ is the speed of light in vacuum)
  1. $\frac{100 e P c}{\ln \lambda}$
  2. $\frac{100 e P \lambda}{I h c}$
  3. $\frac{100 / h \lambda}{e P_C}$
  4. $\frac{100 / h c}{e P \lambda}$

Solution

In photoemission, only one electron can produce one photon. So, if only $x \%$ of incident photons can produce electrons, then $ I=\frac{n}{t}=\frac{100 \times I \times h c}{e P \lambda} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2018 (23 Apr Shift 2)

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