In tungsten,the energy of a $K$-shell electron is $20 \, keV$ and that of an $L$-shell electron is $2 \, keV$. When an electron jumps from the $L$ shell to the $K$ shell,the wavelength of the emitted $X$-ray photon will be:

  • A
    $0.3443 \, \mathring{A}$
  • B
    $0.6887 \, \mathring{A}$
  • C
    $1.3982 \, \mathring{A}$
  • D
    $2.78 \, \mathring{A}$

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