In an X-ray photoelectron experiment. a photon of wavelength 100 pm ejects an electron from the inner shell of an atom and it emerges with a speed of 2.34 x 104 km s-1. Calculate the binding energy of the electron.

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In an X-ray photoelectron experiment. a photon of wavelength 100 pm ejects an electron from the inner shell of an atom and it emerges with a speed of 2.34 x 104 km s-1. Calculate the binding energy of the electron.

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