Answer
$p = 0.511~MeV/c$
Work Step by Step
The rest energy of an electron is $511~keV$
We can find the momentum of a photon with this energy:
$p = \frac{E}{c} = \frac{0.511~MeV}{c} = 0.511~MeV/c$
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 38 - Photons and Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1182: 28a
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