The work functions of tungsten and sodium are $5.06 \ eV$ and $2.53 \ eV$ respectively. If the threshold wavelength for sodium is $5896 \ \mathring{A}$,then the threshold wavelength for tungsten will be .......... $\mathring{A}$.

  • A
    $11792$
  • B
    $5896$
  • C
    $4312$
  • D
    $2948$

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