A Photon of Wavelength 29 Pm Is Scattered by a Stationary

question 17

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,

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

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