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The orbital electrons of an atom can be ejected by exposure to a beam of electromagnetic radiation. Specifically, an electron can be ejected by a photon with energy greater than or equal to the electron's binding energy. A photon's energy (E) is equal to hc/λ, where h is Planck’s constant, c is the speed of light, and λ is the wavelength. Calculate the maximum wavelength of radiation (corresponding to the minimum energy) necessary to eject a 1s electron from a 55Mn atom (which has a 1s binding energy of 6539 eV)