Physics-Photoelectric Effect

NEET Physics Photoelectric Effect Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 12

Assertion (A): Increasing the intensity of light increases the energy of each photoelectron. | Reason (R): The wave picture of light suggests that the energy absorbed by each electron should increase with the intensity of radiation.

A

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true but R is false.

D

A is false but R is true.

Correct Answer

Option D

Detailed Explanation

The wave picture incorrectly predicts that energy of each photoelectron increases with intensity, but it is the number of photoelectrons that increases with intensity, not their energy.

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