Two photons having energies twice and thrice the work function of a metal are incident one after another on the metal surface. Then the ratio of maximum velocities of the photoelectrons emitted in the two cases is respectively:

  • A
    $1: \sqrt{2}$
  • B
    $1: 2$
  • C
    $\sqrt{2}: 1$
  • D
    $1: \sqrt{3}$

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