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A Gamma-Ray Photon of Energy 800 KeV Scatters Off an Electron

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A gamma-ray photon of energy 800 keV scatters off an electron at an angle perpendicular to its original direction.It then scatters off a second electron such that this secondary scattered photon continues in the direction of the original photon.Calculate the difference in energy between the first and second recoiling electrons.


A) 606 keV
B) 194 keV
C) 488 keV
D) 118 keV
E) 370 keV

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