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A beam of 0.700 nm photons scatters at 160.0 degrees from free electrons. What is the

1.) wavelength of the scattered photons?

2.) energy of each scattered photon?

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The compton effect of wavelengths and energy of scattered photons are discussed. The energy of each scattered photons are determined.

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A beam of 0.700 nm photons scatters at 160.0 degrees from free electrons. What is the

1.) wavelength of the scattered photons?

2.) energy of each scattered photon?

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Compton scattering or Compton effect, observed by Compton is the increase in wavelength (decrease in energy) which occurs when X-ray photons with energies of around 0.5MeV to 3.5MeV interact with electrons in a material. The amount the wavelength increases by is called the Compton shift. Compton's experiment became the ultimate observation that convinced all physicists that light can behave as a stream of particles whose energy is proportional to the ...

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