An X-ray photon of frequency 3 xx 10^(19) Hz collides with a free electron at rest and is scattered at 60 degrees. Find the direction in which the electron will move?

Cyrus Munoz

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2022-08-28

An X-ray photon of frequency 3 × 10 19  Hz collides with a free electron at rest and is scattered at 60 degrees. Find the direction in which the electron will move?

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Jaydon Villanueva

Jaydon Villanueva

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We know the angle of the recoiling electron is given by,
cot θ = ( 1 + h v m 0 c 2 ) tan ϕ 2
θ = cot 1 ( 0.717 )
θ = 54.36

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