An X-ray photon of wavelength is scattered by a free electron through an angle of

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Problem

An X-ray photon of wavelength

0.100\,\text{nm}

is scattered by a free electron through an angle of

90^{\circ}

. The Compton wavelength of the electron is

\lambda_{\!C}=0.00243\,\text{nm}

. Calculate the wavelength of the scattered photon to three significant figures.