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Problem
A photon is back-scattered (
θ
=
180
∘
\theta =180^{\circ}
θ
=
18
0
∘
) from a free electron and emerges with a wavelength of
0.062
nm
0.062\,\text{nm}
0.062
nm
. What was the photon’s incident wavelength? (Electron Compton wavelength
=
2.43
×
10
−
12
m
=2.43\times10^{-12}\,\text{m}
=
2.43
×
1
0
−
12
m
.) a)
0.060
nm
0.060\,\text{nm}
0.060
nm
b)
0.055
nm
0.055\,\text{nm}
0.055
nm
c)
0.057
nm
0.057\,\text{nm}
0.057
nm
d)
0.067
nm
0.067\,\text{nm}
0.067
nm
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