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(a) Find the energy in electron volts required to strip a calcium atom (Z=20) of its last electron, assuming the other 19 have been removed. How does this compare with the energy required to excite the K_(alpha) x-ray lines of Ca, which is about 3.7 keV? (b) Why there is a difference?

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Solution :(a) 5.4 KEV, (B) because other ELECTRONS change the POTENTIAL


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