Question

Remember the experiment done by Arthur Holly Compton that demonstrated the particle nature of light (X-rays) definitively. The reaction was:γ+e→γ+e (1) where the outgoing gamma was an X-ray of aa. higher?b. lower?frequency than the initial gamma. Circle your choice.

Answer 1

Right answer b
The outgoing rays lose some of their energy.

Answer 2

The correct option is (b)

The outgoing gamma rays are of lower frequency than that of the initial gamma-ray. While investigating the scattering of X-rays, Compton observed that the outgoing rays lose some of their energy in the scattering process and emerge with slightly decreased frequency.