JEE Advance - Physics (2018 - Paper 2 Offline - No. 12)
Explanation
The frequency of incident light is just above the threshold frequency. Hence, the energy of each photon is equal to the work function (Ep = $$\phi$$ = 6.25 eV) and the kinetic energy of emitted photo-electron is zero (Ke0 = 0). The energy incident per second on the cathode is incident power P = 200 W. Thus, number of photons incident per second is
Np = P/Ep = P/$$\phi$$.
The photo-electron emission efficiency is 100%. Thus, number of photo-electron emitted per second is equal to the number of photons incident per second i.e., Ne = Np. These photo-electrons are accelerated by a potential difference V = 500 V. Thus, gain in potential energy of each photo-electron is $$\Delta$$U = eV = 500 eV. By conservation of energy, kinetic energy of the photo-electron when it reaches the anode is
Ke = Ke0 + $$\Delta$$U = 500 eV.
The linear momentum of photo-electron of mass me and kinetic energy Ke is given by
$${p_e} = \sqrt {2{m_e}{K_e}} $$.
The photo-electron transfer its entire linear momentum to the anode (absorbed by the anode). Thus, gain in linear momentum of the anode by absorbing one photo-electron is
$$\Delta$$pa = pe.
The force on the anode is equal to the increase in its linear momentum per second. Since Ne photo-electrons strikes the anode per second, the force acting on the anode is given by
$${F_a} = {N_e}\Delta {p_a} = {N_e}{p_e}$$ ($$\because$$ $$\Delta {p_a} = {p_e}$$)
$$ = {N_p}{p_e} = (P/\phi ){p_e}$$ ($$\because$$ $${N_e} = {N_p} = P/\phi $$)
$$ = (P/\phi )\sqrt {2{m_e}{K_e}} $$ ($$\because$$ $${p_e} = \sqrt {2{m_e}{K_e}} $$)
$$ = (P/\phi )\sqrt {2{m_e}eV} $$ ($$\because$$ $${K_e} = eV$$
$$ = 2.4 \times {10^{ - 4}}N$$.
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