$A$ $\gamma$-ray photon creates an electron-positron pair. If the rest mass energy of an electron is $0.51 \, MeV$ and the total kinetic energy of the electron-positron pair is $0.78 \, MeV$,then the energy of the $\gamma$-ray photon in $MeV$ is:

  • A
    $0.78$
  • B
    $1.8$
  • C
    $1.28$
  • D
    $0.28$

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