Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 30 - Quantum Physics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 1075: 52

Answer

$60^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required scattering angle as follows: $\Delta \lambda=\frac{h}{m_e c}(1-cos\theta)$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\Delta \lambda=\frac{6.63\times 10^{-34}}{9.1\times 10^{-31}\times 3\times 10^8}(1-(180^{\circ}))$ $\Delta \lambda=4.8\times 10^{-12}m$ Set the wavelength shift to one fourth the maximum: $\Delta \lambda=\frac{1}{4}(4.8\times 10^{-12}m)=1.215\times 10^{-12}m$ $\Delta \lambda=\frac{h}{m_e c}(1-cos\theta)$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $1.215\times 10^{-12}=\frac{6.63\times 10^{-34}}{9.1\times 10^{-31}\times 3\times 10^8}(1-cos\theta)$ $\implies 0.5=1-cos\theta$ $\implies \theta=60^{\circ}$
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