Solved: The nucleus of a gold atom contains 79 protons.
Chapter 41, Problem Q41.20(choose chapter or problem)
The nucleus of a gold atom contains 79 protons. How does the energy required to remove a 1s electron completely from a gold atom compare with the energy required to remove the electron from the ground level in a hydrogen atom? In what region of the electromagnetic spectrum would a photon with this energy for each of these two atoms lie?
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