The threshold frequency of a metal can be determined from measurements of the speed of the ejected electrons. Electrons were ejected from a metal with a speed of 5.00 x10^5 m.s^-1 when irradiated by light having a wavelength of 390 nm. Determine the threshold frequency of this mental

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