In a Compton Effect experiment, a photon (λ = 4 × 10-¹⁰ m) strikes an electron at rest and rebounds at an angle of 120° to its original collision. Find the speed and wavelength of the photon after collision.

In a Compton Effect experiment, a photon (λ = 4 × 10-¹⁰ m) strikes an electron at rest and rebounds at an angle of 120° to its original collision. Find the speed and wavelength of the photon after collision.

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In a Compton Effect experiment, a photon (λ = 4 × 10-¹0 m) strikes an electron at rest and
rebounds at an angle of 120° to its original collision. Find the speed and wavelength of the
photon after collision.
(b)
What wavelength of light does a hydrogen atom emit as its excited electron falls from the n =
3 state to the n = = 2 state?

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