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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
B.
Angle is 26.4°