Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 30, Problem 44PCE
(a)
To determine
The final speed of the atom if it now emits an identical photon in a perpendicular direction.
(b)
To determine
The final speed of the atom if it now emits an identical photon in opposite to the direction of motion of original photon.
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