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Problem
An experimental plot of photon wavelength shift
Δ
λ
\Delta \lambda
Δ
λ
versus
(
1
−
cos
θ
)
(1 - \cos \theta)
(
1
−
cos
θ
)
yields a straight line with slope
S
=
2.46
pm
S = 2.46\,\text{pm}
S
=
2.46
pm
. Using
m
e
=
9.11
×
10
−
31
kg
m_e = 9.11 \times 10^{-31}\,\text{kg}
m
e
=
9.11
×
1
0
−
31
kg
and
c
=
3.00
×
10
8
m
s
−
1
c = 3.00 \times 10^8\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}
c
=
3.00
×
1
0
8
m
s
−
1
, determine the corresponding experimental value of Planck's constant
h
h
h
(in
J
s
\text{J}\,\text{s}
J
s
).
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