Sodium and copper have work functions of $2.3 \ eV$ and $4.5 \ eV$ respectively. The ratio of their threshold wavelengths is approximately .......

  • A
    $1 : 2$
  • B
    $4 : 1$
  • C
    $2 : 1$
  • D
    $1 : 4$

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