?When a beam of 10.6 eV photons of intensity 2.0 W/m² falls on a platinum surface of area 1.0 x104 m² and work function 5.6 eV, 0.53% of the incident photons eject photo electrons. Find the number of photoelectrons emitted per second and their minimum and maximum energies (in eV). Take 1 eV = 1.6 × 10-¹9 J.

?When a beam of 10.6 eV photons of intensity 2.0 W/m² falls on a platinum surface of area 1.0 x104 m² and work function 5.6 eV, 0.53% of the incident photons eject photo electrons. Find the number of photoelectrons emitted per second and their minimum and maximum energies (in eV). Take 1 eV = 1.6 × 10-¹9 J.

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Chapter39: Introduction To Quantum Physics

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