An X-ray photon with an initial wavelength of scatters from a stationary free…

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Problem

An X-ray photon with an initial wavelength of

0.050\,\text{nm}

scatters from a stationary free electron through an angle of

60^{\circ}

. The Compton wavelength of the electron is

2.43\times10^{-3}\,\text{nm}

. What is the wavelength of the scattered photon? (a)

0.0524\,\text{nm}

(b)

0.0488\,\text{nm}

(c)

0.0512\,\text{nm}

(d)

0.0506\,\text{nm}