In Photoelectric Absorption to Dislodge an Inner-Shell Electron from Its

question 23

Multiple Choice

In photoelectric absorption to dislodge an inner-shell electron from its atomic orbit,the incoming x-ray photon must be able to transfer a quantity of energy:

• A)less than the energy that binds the atom together.
• B)10 times as great as the energy that binds the atom together.
• C)as large as or larger than the amount of energy that binds the electron in its orbit.
• D)equal to or greater than 1.022 MeV,regardless of the energy that binds the electron in its orbit.

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