Estimate the energy in ev of a photon of radiation

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Q. One recent study has shown that x rays with a wavelength of 0.0038 nm can produce mutations in human cells.

(a) Estimate the energy in eV of a photon of radiation with this wavelength.

(b) Assuming that the bond energy holding together a water molecule is typical, use table below to estimate how various molecular bonds might be broken with this energy.

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