Q. When intensity of incident light increases

A) Photo-current increases
B) Photo-current decreases
C) Kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons increases
D) Kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons decreases
Explanation

(a) According to Einstein’s theory of photoelectric effect a single incident photon ejects a single electrons. Therefore, when intensity increases, the number of incident photons increases, so number of ejected electrons increases, hence, photocurrent increases.

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