Gamma rays are photons with very high energy. How many visible-light photons with a wavelength of 500 nm would you need to equal the energy of a gamma-ray photon with energy
A) 1.0 × 106
B) 1.4 × 108
C) 6.2 × 109
D) 3.9 × 103
A
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What will be an ideal response?
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