Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 38 - Photons and Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1183: 35c

Answer

$E = 0.512~MeV$

Work Step by Step

In part (a) we found that the Compton wavelength for an electron is $~~2.43\times 10^{-12}~m$ We can find the energy of a photon with this wavelength: $E = \frac{hc}{\lambda}$ $E = \frac{(6.63\times 10^{-34}~J~s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{2.43\times 10^{-12}~m}$ $E = 8.185\times 10^{-14}~J$ $E = (8.185\times 10^{-14}~J)(\frac{1~eV}{1.6\times 10^{-19}~J})$ $E = 5.12\times 10^5~eV$ $E = 0.512~MeV$
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