Calculate the energy in ev of a photon of radiation

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One recent study has shown that x rays with a wavelength of 0.0034 nm can produce mutations in human cells. (a) Calculate the energy in eV of a photon of radiation with this wavelength. eV (b) Assuming that the bond energy holding together a water molecule is typical, use the table below to estimate how many molecular bonds could be broken with this energy. bonds

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