A photon with wavelength of 0.1100 nmnm collides with a free electron that is initially at rest. After the collision, the photon's wavelength is 0.1142 nmnm. A) What is the kinetic energy of the electron after the collision? Express your answer in electronvolts. B) What is the speed of the electron after the collision? Express your answer with the appropriate units. C) If the electron is suddenly stopped (for example, in a solid target), all of its kinetic energy is used to create a photon. What is the wavelength of this photon? Express your answer with the appropriate units.
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 wavelength of 0.1100 nmnm collides with a free electron that is initially at rest. After the collision, the photon's wavelength is 0.1142 nmnm.
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