X rays of wavelength of 0.065 0 nm undergo Compton scattering from free electrons in carbon. What...
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X rays of wavelength of 0.065 0 nm undergo Compton scattering from free electrons in carbon. What is the wavelength of photons scattered at 90.0{eq}^o {/eq} relative to the incident beam? (h = 6.63 * 10{eq}^{-34} {/eq}J s, me = 9.11 * 10{eq}^{-31} {/eq} kg, c = 3.00 * 10{eq}^{8} {/eq} m/s, and 1 nm = 10{eq}^{-9} {/eq} m)
a. 0.002 4 nm
b. 0.067 4 nm
c. 0.068 7 nm
d. 0.062 6 nm
Compton Scattering:
The upcoming radiation coming from a light source imposes a number of energy-carrying photons on every matter. When an electron absorbs the energy of impinging photons, it scatters photons. This scattering of photons is termed as Compton scattering.
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- The wavelength of the X-rays is: {eq}{\lambda _X} = 0.065\;{\rm{nm}} = 6.5 \times {10^{ - 11}}\;{\rm{m}} {/eq}.
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