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4.) Sodium (Na) metal requires least energy to liberate an electron because it has largest wavelength for electron to be liberated or we can say that it has lowest stopping potential value.

Where as Platinum metal requires most energy to liberate an electron because it has smallest wavelength for electron to be liberated among given metal or simply it has highest stopping potential among these metals.