Particle Detector: How Many (e-, ion) Pairs Are Created?

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A particle with 900 keV get into the detector and was fully absorbed, how many pair of (e-, ion) are created if one pair required an average of 30 eV.?

900000/30 = 30,000
is this a right answer?
 
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