Dual Nauure of Radiation and Matter

Dual Nature of Radiation and
Matter Class 12 Notes Chapter 11

June 16, 2022 by Bhagya
Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Class 12 Notes Chapter 11
1. Photoelectric Effect The phenomenon of emission of photoelectron from
the surface of metal, when a light beam of suitable frequency is incident on it,
is called photoelectric effect. The emitted electrons are called photoelectrons
and the current so produced is called photoelectric current.
Hertz’ Observation The phenomenon of photo electric emission was
discovered in 1887 by Heinrich Hertz during his electromagnetic wave
experiment. In his experimental investigation on the production of
electromagnetic waves by means of spark across the detector loop were
enhanced when the emitter plate was illuminated by ultraviolet light from an
arc lamp.
Lenard’s Observation Lenard observed that when ultraviolet radiation were
allowed to fall on emitter plate of an evacuated glass tube enclosing two
electrodes, current flows. As soon as, the ultraviolet radiations were stopped,
the current flows also stopped. These observations indicate that when
ultraviolet radiations fall on the emitter plate, electrons are ejected from it
which are attracted towards the positive plate by the electric field.
2. Terms Related to Photoelectric Effects

There are many terms related to photoelectric effects which are of follow:
(i) Free Electrons In metals, the electrons in the outer shells (valence
electrons) are loosely bound to the atoms, hence they are free to move easily
within the metal surface but cannot leave the metal surface. Such electrons
are called free electrons.
(ii) Electron Emission The phenomenon of emission of electrons from the
surface of a metal is called electron emission.
(iii) Photoelectric Emission It is the phenomenon of emission of electrons
from the surface of metal when light radiations of suitable frequency fall on it.
(iv) Work Function The minimum amount of energy required to just eject an
electron from the outer most surface of metal is known as work function of the
metal.
(v) Cut-off Potential For a particular frequency of incident radiation, the

minimum negative (retarding) potential V0 given to plate for which the
photoelectric current becomes zero, is called cut-off or stopping potential.
(vi) Cut-off Frequency The minimum frequency of light which can emit
photoelectrons from a material is called threshold frequency or cut-off
frequency of that material.
(vii) Cut-off Wavelength The maximum wavelength of light which can emit
photoelectrons from a material is called threshold wavelength or cut-off
wavelength of that material.
3. Effect of Intensity of Light on Photo current For a fixed frequency of
incident radiation, the photoelectric current increases linearly with increase in
intensity of incident light.
4. Effect of Potential on Photoelectric Current For a fixed frequency and

intensity of incident light, the photoelectric current increases with increase in
the potential applied to the collector. When all the photoelectrons reach the
plate A, current becomes maximum it is known as saturation current.
5. Effect of Frequency of Incident Radiation on Stopping Potential We take
radiations of different frequencies but of same intensity. For each radiation,
we study the variation of photoelectric current against the potential difference
between the plates.
6. Laws of Photoelectric Emission

(i) For a given material and a given frequency of incident radiation, the
photoelectric current number of photoelectrons ejected per second is directly
proportional to the intensity of the incident light.
(ii) For a given material and frequency of incident radiation, saturation current
is found to be proportional to the intensity of incident radiation, whereas the
stopping potential is independent of its intensity.
(iii) For a given material, there exists a certain minimum frequency of the
incident radiation below which no emissions of photoelectrons takes place.
This frequency is called threshold frequency.
Above the threshold frequency, the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted
photoelectron or equivalent stopping potential is independent of intensity of
incident light but depends only upon the frequency (or wavelength) of the
incident light.
(iv) The photoelectric emission is an instantaneous process. The time lag
between the incidence of radiations and emission of photoelectron is very
small, less than even 10-9 s.
7. Einstein Photoelectric Equation Energy Quantum of Radiation, Kmax =
hv – Ф0 where, hv = energy of photon and Ф = work-function
NOTE: According to Planck’s quantum theory, light radiations consist of tiny
packets of energy called quanta. One quantum of light radiation is called a
photon which travels with the speed of light.
8. Relation between Stopping Potential (V0) and Threshold Frequency (v0)
9. Important Graphs related to Photoelectric Effect
(iii) Frequency (v) and photoelectric current (I) graph. This graph shows that
the photoelectric current (I) is independent of frequency of the incident light till
intensity remains constant.
(iv) Intensity and stopping potential (V0) graph
(v) Photoelectric current (I) and time lag (t) graph is given by

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Dual Nature of Radiation and

Matter Class 12 Notes Chapter 11

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

2. Terms Related to Photoelectric Effects

(v) Cut-off Potential For a particular frequency of incident radiation, the

4. Effect of Potential on Photoelectric Current For a fixed frequency and

6. Laws of Photoelectric Emission

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