A Blue Laser Beam Is Incident on a Metallic Surface

question 108

Multiple Choice

A blue laser beam is incident on a metallic surface, causing electrons to be ejected from the metal. If the frequency of the laser beam is increased while the intensity of the beam is held fixed,

• A) the rate of ejected electrons will remain the same but their maximum kinetic energy will increase.
• B) the rate of ejected electrons will remain the same but their maximum kinetic energy will decrease.
• C) the rate of ejected electrons will decrease and their maximum kinetic energy will increase.
• D) the rate of ejected electrons will increase and their maximum kinetic energy will increase.

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