*See image (a) A y-ray photon has a momentum of 7.98 x 107 kg. m/s. What is its wavelength (in nm)?-21nm(b) Calculate its energy in MeV.MeV

A) momentum of gamma ray photon (p) = 7.98×10-21 kg ms

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(a) A y-ray photon has a momentum of 7.98 x 10-21 kg. m/s. What is its wavelength (in nm)? nm (b) Calculate its energy in MeV. MeV

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(b) Calculate its energy in MeV.
MeV

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