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Find the energy of an x-ray photon that can impart a maximum energy of 50 keV to an electron by Compton collision.
Max energy being Kinetic Energy? do I just plug the 50*10^3 eV (convert to J) into the E=h (c/lambda) equation?? We are not given theta, the incident wavelength or the final wavelength.
To find the energy of an x-ray photon that can impart a maximum energy to an electron through Compton collision, you can apply the principles of conservation of energy and momentum.
In a Compton collision, an incident x-ray photon collides with an electron. The photon loses energy and changes its direction, causing the electron to gain kinetic energy.
You are given that the maximum energy imparted to the electron is 50 keV. Since energy is conserved, this value can be considered the energy lost by the incident photon.
To solve this problem, we need to use the equation for the Compton wavelength shift:
Δλ = λ' - λ = (h / (m_ec)) * (1 - cosθ)
Where:
Δλ is the change in wavelength
λ' is the final wavelength
λ is the initial (incident) wavelength
h is Planck's constant (6.626 x 10^-34 J·s)
m_e is the mass of the electron (9.11 x 10^-31 kg)
c is the speed of light (3.00 x 10^8 m/s)
θ is the scattering angle of the photon (which we will assume to be 180° for maximum energy transfer)
Since we want to find the energy of the x-ray photon (E), we can use the equation for the energy of a photon:
E = h * (c / λ)
We are not given the values of λ or θ directly, so we will use the assumption that θ is 180° and solve for λ.
Rearranging the Compton wavelength shift equation:
Δλ = λ' - λ = (h / (m_ec)) * (1 - cosθ)
Since at maximum energy transfer, the wavelength shift is at its maximum value, Δλ, we can set Δλ = λ' - λ and rearrange the equation as:
λ - λ' = (h / (m_ec)) * (1 - cosθ)
Now, substitute the equation for energy of a photon (E) into the rearranged Compton wavelength shift equation:
E = h * (c / λ) - h * (c / λ') = (h / (m_ec)) * (1 - cosθ)
Rearranging the equation to isolate λ:
λ - λ' = (h / (m_ec)) * (1 - cosθ)
λ * λ' = (h / (m_ec)) * (1 - cosθ)
Now, we need to solve for the initial wavelength (λ). Since λ' represents the wavelength after scattering and λ represents the wavelength before scattering, we can set λ' = λ - Δλ:
λ * (λ - Δλ) = (h / (m_ec)) * (1 - cosθ)
Expanding the equation and simplifying:
λ^2 - λΔλ = (h / (m_ec)) - (h / (m_ec)) * cosθ + (h / (m_ec))Δλ * cosθ
Rearranging the equation to isolate λ^2:
λ^2 - Δλ * λ + (h / (m_ec)) * (1 - cosθ) - (h / (m_ec))Δλ * cosθ = 0
This is a quadratic equation in terms of λ. We can solve for λ using the quadratic formula. Plug in the respective values for each variable and find the solution for λ.
Once you have the value of λ, you can substitute it into the energy equation:
E = h * (c / λ)
Calculate the energy (E) using the given values and the derived value of λ.
Remember to convert all units to SI units if necessary.