If a semiconductor photodiode can detect a photon with a maximum wavelength of $400\, nm$, then its band gap energy is (Given: Planck's constant $h = 6.63 \times 10^{-34}\, J \cdot s$, Speed of light $c = 3 \times 10^{8}\, m/s$) (in $ eV$)

  • A
    $2.0$
  • B
    $1.5$
  • C
    $3.1$
  • D
    $1.1$

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