What is the work function

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14. Light of wavelength 350 nm falls on a potassium surface, and the photoelectrons have a maximum kinetic energy of 1.3 eV.
What is the work function of potassium?
The speed of light is 3 × 108 m/s and Planck’s constant is 6.63 × 10−34 J · s. Answer in units of eV.

What is the threshold frequency for potassium?
Answer in units of Hz.

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