The momentum of a photon with energy $20 \, eV$ is

  • A
    $10.0 \times 10^{-27} \, kg \cdot m/s$
  • B
    $10.66 \times 10^{-27} \, kg \cdot m/s$
  • C
    $10.95 \times 10^{-27} \, kg \cdot m/s$
  • D
    $10.2 \times 10^{-27} \, kg \cdot m/s$

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