A 4.60 pm x-ray is incident on a stationary electron. The scattered photon has its path altered perpendicular to its original direction. Compton scattering Recoil electron Incident Target electron photoni at rest ima

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A 4.60 pm x-ray is incident on a stationary electron. The scattered photon has its
path altered perpendicular to its original direction.
Compton scattering
Recoil
electron
Incident
Target
electron
at rest
photoni
MAAA
ima
25. Which of the following statements is true?
The frequency of the x-ray increases, but its photon energy decreases.
The frequency of the x-ray remains constant, since frequency does not
change once EMR leaves the source, but the photon energy changes.
Both the frequency and the photon energy remain the same after the
collision.
The frequency and the energy of the x-ray decrease after the collision.
Transcribed Image Text:A 4.60 pm x-ray is incident on a stationary electron. The scattered photon has its path altered perpendicular to its original direction. Compton scattering Recoil electron Incident Target electron at rest photoni MAAA ima 25. Which of the following statements is true? The frequency of the x-ray increases, but its photon energy decreases. The frequency of the x-ray remains constant, since frequency does not change once EMR leaves the source, but the photon energy changes. Both the frequency and the photon energy remain the same after the collision. The frequency and the energy of the x-ray decrease after the collision.
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