Experimentally, the electron affinity of an element can be determined by using a laser light to ionize the anion of the element in the gas phase: X−(g) + hv → X(g) + e− Referring to the given table, calculate the photon wavelength (in nanometers) corresponding to the electron affinity for fluorine.

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