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Photoelectric effect: The phenomenon of emission of electrons from a metal surface when a light of suitable frequency falls on it, is known as photoelectric effect.
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BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION-PARTICLE NATURE OF RADIATION-SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
  1. What is photo electric cells? Give its two applications.

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  2. It is harder to remove free electrons from copper than from sodium. Wh...

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  3. Blue light can eject electrons from a Photo-sensitive surface, while ...

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  4. Derive Einstein's' photoelectric equation in terms of frequency.

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  5. State the four laws of photoelectric emission.

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  6. What are Photons? Give its two properties.

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  7. Green light ejects electrons from a certain photosensitive surface, ye...

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  8. Write Einsteins's photoelectric equation.

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  9. What is phtotelecric effect?Explain the effect of increase of intensi...

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  10. Define photoeletjric effect ,work function,stopping potential and thre...

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  11. What are Photons? Give its two properties.

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  12. Derive Einstein's' photoelectric equation in terms of frequency.

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  13. What is photoelectric effect? State it laws?

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  14. What is photoelectric cell? Explain any one of the photoelectric cells...

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  15. What is photoelectric cell?How dies it work ?Give its practical uses.

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  16. What is photoelectric effect?

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  17. Write Einsteins's photoelectric equation.

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  18. State the four laws of photoelectric emission.

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  19. What is photoelectric effect?

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  20. Discuss suitable experiment to study the laws of photoelectric emissio...

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