A photon scatters off of an electron with an angle of 72.5 degrees. What is the change in wavelength of the scattered photon? Show the algebraic form of any equation(s) that you apply and report the final answer with correct units and number of significant figures.
Compton effect
The incoming photons' energy must be in the range of an X-ray frequency to generate the Compton effect. The electron does not lose enough energy that reduces the wavelength of scattered photons towards the visible spectrum. As a result, with visible lights, the Compton effect is missing.
Recoil Velocity
The amount of backward thrust or force experienced by a person when he/she shoots a gun in the forward direction is called recoil velocity. This phenomenon always follows the law of conservation of linear momentum.
A photon scatters off of an electron with an angle of 72.5 degrees. What is the change in wavelength of the scattered photon?
Show the algebraic form of any equation(s) that you apply and report the final answer with correct units and number of significant figures.
According to the Compton scattering equation, we have
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