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Date May 2015 Marks available 1 Reference code 15M.1.HL.TZ2.28
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Question number 28 Adapted from N/A

Question

Red light incident on a metal surface produces photoelectrons.

The potential V of the supply is varied and the current is measured. The results are shown on the graph.

The light source is changed to blue. This blue source emits the same number of photons per second as the red source. Which graph shows the variation with potential of current for blue light? The results for the red light are shown as a dashed line.

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 12: Quantum and nuclear physics » 12.1 – The interaction of matter with radiation
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