In a particular case of Compton scattering, a photon collides with a free electron and scatters backwards. The wavelength after the collision is exactly double the wavelength before the collision

What is the wavelength of the incident photon? (mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ? s, c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)
A) 6.0 pm B) 2.4 pm C) 4.8 pm D) 3.6 pm E) 1.2 pm


C

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