What Are the Photon Energies in Visible Light and FM Radio?

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Homework Statement



the wavelengths of visible light range from about 380 nm to 750 nm. what is the range of photon energies (in eV) in visible light? a typical fm radio station's broadcast frequency is about 100Mhz. what is the energy of an FM photon of the frequency?

Homework Equations


eVo=hf-(phi)
phi=hfo
i don't know how to get fo which is the threshold frequency. that's the only part I am stuck with

The Attempt at a Solution


i don't know how to get fo which is the threshold frequency.
 
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The energy of a photon of frequency f is given by E=hf.

eV_0=hf-hf_0 allows you to determine the difference in electric potential necessary to make electrons in a material with a threshold frequency f_0 to emit photons of frequency f. This equation is useless to you here. You are simply asked to determine the energies of photons of a given wavelength or frequency.
 
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