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

eV_o=hf-(phi)
phi=hf_o
i don't know how to get f_o 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.

 

[gabbagabbahey]

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.