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A photon propagating in the x direction with an energy of 1.00 Mev is incident on...

A photon propagating in the x direction with an energy of 1.00 Mev is incident on a free electron and Compton scattering occurs so that the scattered photon makes an angle of 60.0° with the x axis.

A) Find the energy of the scattered photon.

B) Find the kinetic energy of the scattered electron.

C) Find the x component of the momentum for the scattered electron

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