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The work function for tungsten and sodium are `4.5 eV` and `2.3 eV` respectively . If the threshold wavelength `lambda` for sodium is `5460 Å`, the value of `lambda` for tungsten is

A

`5893 Å`

B

10683 Å

C

2791 Å

D

528 Å

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