In a Particular Case of Compton Scattering,a Photon Collides with a Free

question 13

Multiple Choice

In a particular case of Compton scattering,a photon collides with a free electron and scatters backwards.The wavelength after the collision is exactly double the wavelength before the collision.What is the wavelength of the incident photon? (m_el = 9.11 × 10^-31 kg, ,c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s)

• A) 3.6 pm
• B) 4.8 pm
• C) 2.4 pm
• D) 1.2 pm
• E) 6.0 pm

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