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Homework Statement
If x ray with a weavelength of 4.5*10^-12m are used in a Compton effect experiment and are scattered at an anlge of 53.0 degree, the wavelength of the scattered radiation is?
ANS: 5.47*10^-12
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
The only thing i could think of was Δλ=h/mc*(1-cosθ)
which doesn't work seeing as how the xray didnt impact anything, i even tried it as if it impaced an electron using the mass of the electron. What formula or concept am i missing?