Identify the physical quantity that equals the energy lost by an X-ray photon when it…

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Problem

Identify the physical quantity that equals the energy lost by an X-ray photon when it scatters from a free electron, assuming any binding energy can be neglected.

Related theory

Compton Scattering

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