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Photoelectrons are ejected from a metal when light of frequency v falls on it. Pick out the wrong statement from the following.

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Photoelectrons are ejected from a metal when light of frequency vvv falls on it. Pick out the wrong statement from the following.

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Held on 26 May 2012 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    No electrons are emitted if vvv is less than W/hW / hW/h, where WWW is the work function of the metal

  2. B

    The ejection of the photoelectrons is instantaneous.

  3. C

    The maximum energy of the photoelectrons is hu.

  4. D

    The maximum energy of the photoelectrons is independent of the intensity of the light.

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