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Which consequence results when electron capture causes core orbitals to substantially overlap?

A)Auger electron emission probability increases
B)Bremsstrahlung radiation becomes heavily attenuated
C)Compton scattering probability decreases
D)Pair production rates significantly increase

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The Auger electron emission increases because electron capture fills the inner shell vacancy. The **electron rearrangement** therefore increases the probability of relaxation via electron emission rather than X-ray emission, because increased orbital overlap enhances electron-electron interactions.

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