University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 38 - Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles - Problems - Exercises - Page 1276: 38.15

Answer

$K_e = 1.13 \space keV$

Work Step by Step

when X-ray and stationary electron collides, it produces energy, $$E= \frac{hc}{\lambda}$$ From conservation of energy equation we get : $$\frac{hc}{\lambda} = \frac{hc}{\lambda '} + K_e$$ - $\lambda$ , $ \lambda '$ are the wavelengths of the incident and the scattered photons Solving for $K_e$, $K_e = hc [ \frac{1}{\lambda} - \frac{1}{\lambda '}]$ $K_e = (6.63 \times 10^{-34} J.s)(3.00 \times 10^8 m/s) [ \frac{1}{0.100 \times 10^{-9} m} - \frac{1}{0.110 \times 10^{-9} m}] $ $K_e = 1.81 \times 10^{-16} J $ Convert to eV $K_e = 1.13 \space keV$
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