In the Compton scattering, (a) Calculate the minimum wavelength (in pm) required by a photon to transfer half of its energy to an electron at rest (b) Calculate the wavelength (in pm) of the scattered photon in that case in part(a) (c) Calculate the wavelength (in pm) of a scattered photon which is scattered at an angle 130° from an electron at rest when incident with the same wavelength photon estimated in part (a)

In the Compton scattering, (a) Calculate the minimum wavelength (in pm) required by a photon to transfer half of its energy to an electron at rest (b) Calculate the wavelength (in pm) of the scattered photon in that case in part(a) (c) Calculate the wavelength (in pm) of a scattered photon which is scattered at an angle 130° from an electron at rest when incident with the same wavelength photon estimated in part (a)

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