a) Light of wavelength 500 nm falls on a metal having photoelectric work function 2 eV. (i) Find the energy of a photon. (ii) Find the kinetic energy of the most energetic photoelectron. (i) Find the stopping potential.

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(a) Light of wavelength 500 nm falls on a metal having photoelectric work function 2 eV.
(i) Find the energy of a photon.
(ii) Find the kinetic energy of the most energetic photoelectron.
(i) Find the stopping potential.


(b) An electron falls from rest through a potential difference of 200 V.
(i) What is its velocity?
(ii) What is its de Broglie wavelength?

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