Question
With the decrease in the wave length of the incident radiation the velocity of the photoelectrons emitted from a given metal

Answer

  1. Increases
Explanation:
As wavelength decrease, frequency increases and hence K.E of photoelectrons increases, thereby increasing the velocity.

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