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The passage of `gamma` -rays photons through materials sometimes results in pair production, i.e., the transformation of a `gamma` -rays photon into a positron and an electron (eachof mass m). What is the maximum wavelength of `gamma - `ray photons for which pair production is possible?
(c = speed of light, h = plank constant)

A

`(1)/(2 "mch")`

B

`(1)/(2 mc^(2)h)`

C

`(h)/(2 mc)`

D

`(h)/(2 mc ^(2))`

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