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When photons of wavelength λ _1 are incident on an isolated sphere, the corresponding stopping potential is found to be V. When photons of wavelength…

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When photons of wavelength λ1{\lambda }_{1}λ1​ are incident on an isolated sphere, the corresponding stopping potential is found to be VVV. When photons of wavelength λ2{\lambda }_{2}λ2​ are used, the corresponding stopping potential was thrice that of the above value. If light of wavelength λ3{\lambda }_{3}λ3​ is used then find the stopping potential for this case:

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Held on 9 Apr 2016 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    hce[1λ3+1λ2−1λ1]\frac{hc}{e}[\frac{1}{{\lambda }_{3}}+\frac{1}{{\lambda }_{2}}-\frac{1}{{\lambda }_{1}}]ehc​[λ3​1​+λ2​1​−λ1​1​]

  2. B

    hce[1λ3+12λ2−1λ1]\frac{hc}{e}[\frac{1}{{\lambda }_{3}}+\frac{1}{2{\lambda }_{2}}-\frac{1}{{\lambda }_{1}}]ehc​[λ3​1​+2λ2​1​−λ1​1​]

  3. C

    hce[1λ3−1λ2−1λ1]\frac{hc}{e}[\frac{1}{{\lambda }_{3}}-\frac{1}{{\lambda }_{2}}-\frac{1}{{\lambda }_{1}}]ehc​[λ3​1​−λ2​1​−λ1​1​]

  4. D

    hce[1λ3+12λ2−32λ1]\frac{hc}{e}[\frac{1}{{\lambda }_{3}}+\frac{1}{{2\lambda }_{2}}-\frac{3}{{2\lambda }_{1}}]ehc​[λ3​1​+2λ2​1​−2λ1​3​]

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