Question
In the photoelectron emission, the energy of the emitted electron is
A.
greater than the incident photon
B.
same as that of the incident photon
C.
smaller than the incident photon
D.
proportional to the intensity of incident photon
Answer :
smaller than the incident photon
Solution :
In the photoelectric effect, the energy of the emitted electron is smaller than that of the incident photon because some energy of photon is used to eject the electron and remaining energy is used to increase the kinetic energy of ejected electron.