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Question 1021472: Can someone please help me with this homework question? I am stuck and do not know how to approach this question.
An X-ray photon of wavelength .978 nm strikes a surface. The emitted electron has a kinetic energy of 967eV. What is the binding energy of the electron in kJ/mol?
[KE=1/2 mv^2; 1 electron volt (eV)= 1.602 x 10^-19 J]

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