JEE Advanced levelNumerical answerDifficulty 3 of 3as048
When light of wavelength 200nm falls on a metal, the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is 2 times that obtained with light of wavelength 300nm. Find the work function of the metal in eV, to two decimals. Use h=6.626×10−34Js, c=3.0×108ms−1, 1eV=1.6×10−19J.
Numerical answer type, answer in eV, tolerance 0.03.
Answer: 2.07 eV
Photon energies: 6.212 eV and 4.141 eV. 6.212 - W = 2(4.141 - W), so (2-1)W = 2(4.141) - 6.212 = 2.071. W = 2.07 eV.