A photon with a wavelength of 0.07 nm is Compton scattered through an angle of 163o. (a) What is the energy of he incident photon? (b) What is the wavelength of the scattered photon? (c) How much energy is given to the electron? (d) What is the recoil speed of the electron?
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 with a wavelength of 0.07 nm is Compton scattered through an angle of 163o. (a) What is the energy of he incident photon? (b) What is the wavelength of the scattered photon? (c) How much energy is given to the electron? (d) What is the recoil speed of the electron?
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