Let $v$ be the frequency of the incident photon and $v_0$ be the threshold frequency. The condition for the emission of photoelectrons is:

  • A
    $v < v_0$
  • B
    $v = v_0/2$
  • C
    $v \geq v_0$
  • D
    None of these

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