You illuminate a metal with light of wavelength 640 nm and find that the photoelectrons have a maximum kinetic energy of 0.70 eV. You then illuminate the same metal with light of another wavelength and find a maximum kinetic energy of 2.5 eV for the photoelectrons.

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 You illuminate a metal with light of wavelength 640 nm and find that the photoelectrons have a maximum kinetic energy of 0.70 eV. You then illuminate the same metal with light of another wavelength and find a maximum kinetic energy of 2.5 eV for the photoelectrons.

What is the second wavelength, in nanometers? 

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