In a graph of wavelength shift on the vertical axis versus on the horizontal axis for…

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In a graph of wavelength shift Δλ\Delta\lambda on the vertical axis versus (1−cos⁡θ)(1-\cos\theta) on the horizontal axis for photons scattered from free electrons, the slope of the best-fit straight line corresponds to which of the following physical constants? (a) 2hmec\dfrac{2h}{m_e c} (b) h2mec\dfrac{h}{2 m_e c} (c) hmec\dfrac{h}{m_e c} (d) hmpc\dfrac{h}{m_p c}

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