A monochromatic X-ray beam with an initial wavelength of strikes free electrons

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Problem

A monochromatic X-ray beam with an initial wavelength of

0.050\,\text{nm}

strikes free electrons, and some photons are scattered through an angle of

60^{\circ}

. What is the wavelength of one of these scattered photons? (Electron Compton wavelength

=2.43\times10^{-12}\,\text{m}

.) (a)

0.052\,\text{nm}

(b)

0.054\,\text{nm}

(c)

0.051\,\text{nm}

(d)

0.049\,\text{nm}