Consider an X-ray beam of wavelength 0.1 nm and a gamma ray beam of wavelength 0.00188...

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Consider an X-ray beam of wavelength 0.1 nm and a gamma ray beamof wavelength 0.00188 nm. if each is scattered by an angle of 90degrees by a free electron, what is the compton shift in thewavelength of the rays? in each case also determine the kineticenergy transferred to the recoiling electron and how much of theincident energy in the rays is lost.

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