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Light of frequency times the threshold frequency is incident on a photosensitive material. What will be the photoelectric current if the frequency is halved and intensity is doubled?

  1. A
    doubled
  2. B
    four times
  3. C
    one-fourth
  4. D
    zero

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Let threshold frequency be . Incident frequency .If the frequency is halved, the new frequency .Since , the incident frequency is now less than the threshold frequency. Therefore, no photoelectrons will be emitted, and the photoelectric current will be zero, regardless of the intensity.

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Light of frequency times the threshold frequency is incident on a photosensitive material. What will be the photoelectric current if the frequency is halved and intensity is doubled?
A
doubled
B
four times
C
one-fourth
D
zero

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