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In a Compton scattering experiment, an x-ray photon scatters through an angle of 19.0° from a free electron that is initially at rest. The electron recoils with a speed of 1,240 km/s.
(a) Calculate the wavelength of the incident photon.
nm
(b) Calculate the angle through which the electron scatters.
°
The Compton shift formula is
h= The plancks constant
C= The speed of of the light
Me = The mass of electron
The kinetic energy of of the recoiling electron according to the conservation of energy is
Using first equation
On simplification
On substitution of given values
= 19.0°
B.
Angle is 26.4°