When a vacancy exists in an inner electron shell of an atom (as a result of photoelectric effect,Compton scattering,or bombardment by other electrons),the energy liberated when this vacancy is filled,instead of emerging from the atom as fluorescent radiation,can be transferred to another electron of the atom,thereby ejecting the electron.Such an emitted electron is called a(n):

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The energy liberated when a vacancy in an inner electron shell of an atom is filled can be transferred to another electron of the atom, ejecting the electron. This emitted electron is known as an Auger electron. Option B) Compton electron is incorrect as Compton scattering involves a scattered photon rather than an emitted electron. Option C) Edison electron and Option D) Sievert electron are not related to the given scenario.

When a Vacancy Exists in an Inner Electron Shell of an Atom