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A potassium chloride crystal has an energy band gap of 7.6 eV above the topmost occupied band, which is full. Is this crystal opaque or transparent to light of wavelength 140 nm?

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A potassium chloride crystal has an energy band gap of 7.6
eV above the topmost occupied band, which is full. Is this crystal
opaque or transparent to light of wavelength 140 nm?

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