A Compton-Scattered X-Ray Photon Has Less Energy Than the Incident

question 108

Multiple Choice

A Compton-scattered x-ray photon has less energy than the incident photon. The scattered photon therefore

• A) has the same wavelength as the incident photon.
• B) has a longer wavelength than the incident photon.
• C) has a shorter wavelength than the incident photon.
• D) cannot be assigned a wavelength.
• E) has none of these wavelengths.

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