Classical theory predicted that the photocurrent, of the photoelectric effect, should be proportional to the

A) frequency of light.
B) wavelength of light.
C) intensity of light.
D) electric field magnitude.


C

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The figure below shows a planet traveling in a counterclockwise direction on an elliptical path around a star located at one focus of the ellipse. When the planet is at point A,

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Of the following lenses, which is not a converging lens?

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A Carbon-14 nucleus decays to a Nitrogen-14 nucleus by beta decay. How much energy (in MeV) is released if Carbon-14 has a mass of 14.003074 u and Nitrogen-14 has a mass of 14.003242 u?

What will be an ideal response?

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