Question: 2 ) A 2 . 5 MeV gamma ray is emitted by a nuclear source. a ) What is the wavelength of the photon? b

2) A 2.5 MeV gamma ray is emitted by a nuclear source. a) What is the wavelength of the photon? b) The gamma ray scatters off of a free electron, the new wavelength of the light is 1e-12m. What is the momentum of the recoiling electron? (The mass of an electron is 511,000 eV/c2. Put your answer in terms of eV/c.) c) Suppose the electron has a recoil momentum of 1.2 MeV/c. What is its de Broglie wavelength?

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