Assertion: Stopping potential depends upon the frequency of incident light but is independent of the intensity of the light. Reason: The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is proportional to stopping potential.

Question

Assertion: Stopping potential depends upon the frequency of incident light but is independent of the intensity of the light. Reason: The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is proportional to stopping potential. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

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Stopping potential is a measure of maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectron (. eV|n=Km, N ') and K max depends upon the frequency of incident light but is independent of intensity.

Q. Assertion: Stopping potential depends upon the frequency of incident light but is independent of the intensity of the light.
Reason : The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is proportional to stopping potential.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

Stopping potential is a measure of maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectron $(e V ∣_{n} = K_{m, N}^{'})$ and $K_{m a x}$ depends upon the frequency of incident light but is independent of intensity.

Q. Assertion: Stopping potential depends upon the frequency of incident light but is independent of the intensity of the light. Reason : The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is proportional to stopping potential.