JEE Main 2021 Physics question

PhysicsDual Nature of Matter and RadiationJEE Main 2021

An electron and proton are separated by a large distance. The electron starts approaching the proton with energy 3 eV. The proton captures the electrons and forms a hydrogen atom in second excited state. The resulting photon is incident on a photosensitive metal of threshold wavelength 4000 Å. What is the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectron?

Answer: (B)

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Question ID VK-022900