Photoelectric emission is observed from a metallic surface for frequencies 
and 
of the incident light rays 
. If the maximum values of kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted in the two cases are in the ratio of 
, then the threshold frequency of the metallic surface is
A
B
C
D
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B
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