An X-ray photon of wavelength collides with a stationary free electron and is…

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Problem

An X-ray photon of wavelength

0.100\,\text{nm}

collides with a stationary free electron and is scattered through an angle of

60^{\circ}

. The Compton wavelength of the electron is

2.43\,\text{pm}

. Calculate the change in wavelength of the photon, giving your answer in picometres (pm).