Sketch a plot of the current I versus voltage V across an ideal photocell when visible light is incident on the cell. Note that the “amplitude” factor I0 should be assumed to be negative.

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Sketch a plot of the current I versus voltage V across an ideal photocell when visible light is incident on the cell. Note that the “amplitude” factor I0 should be assumed to be negative.

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Given:Sketch a plot of the current I versus voltage V across an ideal photocell when visible light is incident on the cell.Now,Case 1: Frequency and intensity of incident light kept constantFor a given ideal photocell, If the frequency and intensity of incident light kept constant(visible light) and the potential difference between the plates is increased, photo current also increases until it reaches a maximum (saturated) value (I0). If the terminals are reversed and increase the potential difference gradually, then photo current decreases and at one point it becomes zero. This point where the current is zero is termed as Stopping Potential.The plot of the photocurrent (I) versus voltage (V) across the ideal photocell can be drawn as follows:

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