A Photon of Wavelength 29 Pm Is Scattered by a Stationary

question 18

Multiple Choice

A photon of wavelength 29 pm is scattered by a stationary electron.What is the maximum possible energy loss of the photon? (m_el = 9.11 × 10^-31 kg,h = 6.626 × 10^-34 J ∙ s, c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s)

• A)4.0 keV
• B)7.0 keV
• C)10 keV
• D)6.1 keV
• E)12 keV

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