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When light of wavelength 2480 A0 is incident on a metal surface electrons are emitted with a maximum KE of 2 eV. The maximum KE of photo-electrons, if light of wavelength 1240 A0 is incident on the same surface would be
  1. 2eV
  2. 4eV
  3. 7eV
  4. 1 eV

A
4eV
B
7eV
C
2eV
D
1 eV
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From the 1st condition
hCλW=2eV

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