The stopping potential required to reduce the photoelectric current to zero is . . . . . .

  • A
    proportional to the wavelength of the incident light.
  • B
    increases linearly with the wavelength of the incident light.
  • C
    proportional to the frequency of the incident light.
  • D
    increases linearly with the frequency of the incident light.

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