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When the Entering X-Ray Photon Loses Energy and Changes Its

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When the entering x-ray photon loses energy and changes its path of travel as a result of interacting with an atom,the interaction is known as the:

A) compensating effect.
B) photoelectric interaction.
C) characteristic effect.
D) Compton effect.

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