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Applications of Photovoltaic Cell

Photoelectric Cell

Science > Physics > Photoelectric Effect >Applications of Photovoltaic Cell Photoelectric cell or photocell or photovoltaic cell is an electronic device which works on the principle of the photoelectric effect and converts light energy into electrical energy. Construction: Photocell consists of an evacuated glass tube containing two electrodes emitter (C) and Collector (A). The emitter […]

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Numerical Problems on Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation

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Science > Physics > Photoelectric Effect >Numerical Problems on Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation In this article. we are going to study to calculate the stopping potential and maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectron using Einstein’s photoelectric equation. Example 01: A metal whose work function is 4.2 eV is irradiated by radiation whose wavelength is 2000 A. […]

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Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation

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Science > Physics > Photoelectric Effect >Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation In this article, we shall, derive Einstein’s photoelectric equation and study its use to verify the characteristics of the photoelectric effect of light. Wave Nature of Light: Christian Huygen’s proposed that the light is propagated in the form of a wave. But this theory has a […]

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Numerical Problems on Photoelectric Effect

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Science > Physics > Photoelectric Effect > Numerical Problems on Photoelectric Effect In this article, we shall study to calculate, Energy of incident photon, threshold wavelength and threshold frequency of metal. Example – 01: The energy of a photon is 2.59 eV. Find its frequency and wavelength. Given: Energy of photon = E = 2.59 […]

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Photoelectric Effect

Photoelectric Effect

Science > Physics > Photoelectric Effect > Photoelectric Effect It is found that when the light of very short wavelength (or high frequency) is incident on a certain metallic surface of photosensitive material, electrons are emitted by the surface. Most of the metals emit electrons when ultra-violet light is incident on them.  However, alkali metals […]