Given below are two statements : one is labelled as AssertionA and the other is labelled as ReasonR.
Assertion A : The photoelectric effect does not takes place, if the energy of the incident radiation is less than the work function of a metal.
Reason R :Kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is zero, if the energy of the incident radiation is equal to the work function of a metal.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as AssertionA and the other is labelled as ReasonR.
Assertion A : The photoelectric effect does not takes place, if the energy of the incident radiation is less than the work function of a metal.
Reason R :Kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is zero, if the energy of the incident radiation is equal to the work function of a metal.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
- A is correct but R is not correct
- A is not correct but R is correct
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
The correct option is(B): Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
When energy of incident radiation is equal to the work function of the metal, then the KE of photoelectrons would be zero. But this statement does not comment on the situation when energy is less than the work function.
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Concepts Used:
Work, Energy and Power
Work:
- Work is correlated to force and the displacement over which it acts. When an object is replaced parallel to the force's line of action, it is thought to be doing work. It is a force-driven action that includes movement in the force's direction.
- The work done by the force is described to be the product of the elements of the force in the direction of the displacement and the magnitude of this displacement.
Energy:
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- Power is the rate at which energy is transferred, conveyed, or converted or the rate of doing work. Technologically, it is the amount of work done per unit of time. The SI unit of power is Watt (W) which is joules per second (J/s). Sometimes the power of motor vehicles and other machines is demonstrated in terms of Horsepower (hp), which is roughly equal to 745.7 watts.
- Power is a scalar quantity, which gives us a quantity or amount of energy consumed per unit of time but with no manifestation of direction.