A photocell is illuminated by a small bright source placed 1 m away. When the same source of light is placed 1/2 m away,

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asked Mar 30, 2018 in Physics by shabnam praween (19,050 points) 5 6 8

A photocell is illuminated by a small bright source placed 1 m away. When the same source of light is placed 1/2 m away, the number of electrons emitted by photo cathode would

(1) decrease by a factor of 4

(2) increase by a factor of 4

(3) decrease by a factor of 2

(4) increase by a factor of 2

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answered Mar 30, 2018 by santoshjha (25,550 points) 4 5 6
selected Mar 30, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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The correct answer is (2)

l∝ 1/r2

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