On the password question, entering the password wrong the maximum allowable number of times will cause the device to wipe itself.

On user-installed apps, I belive reset to factory will remove them, but not 100% sure. If the security wipe initiated from the device provides the option to remove user-installed apps, you can use that. As I recall, on older models the security wipe delete data and settings but not third-party apps.
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