$A$ silver ball of radius $4.8 \ cm$ is suspended by a thread in a vacuum chamber. $UV$ light of wavelength $200 \ nm$ is incident on the ball for some time,during which a total energy of $1 \times 10^{-7} \ J$ falls on the surface. Assuming that on average one out of $10^3$ incident photons is able to eject an electron,the potential on the sphere will be ............ $V$.

  • A
    $1$
  • B
    $2$
  • C
    $3$
  • D
    $0$

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