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X - rays can generated by accelerating electrons in a vacuum and letting them impact on atoms in a metal surface. If the 1000 eV kinetic energy of the electrons is completely converted to photon energy. If the electron current is `1.5xx10^(-5)A`, how many photons are produced in `10^(-10)` second?

A

9375 photons

B

1000 photons

C

8687 photons

D

1610 photons

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