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When light of wavelength 2000 Å is incident on tungsten the maximum velocity of photoelectrons ejected is observed to be `8 xx 10^(5)` m/s . The threshold wavelength for tungsten is

A

8822 Å

B

2828 Å

C

2882 Å

D

2288 Å

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