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What Is The Compton Effect?

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The Compton Effect refers to the phenomenon occurring as an x-ray collides with an electron. This was named after the physicist Arthur H. Compton. He discovered this phenomenon while experimenting with bouncing x-rays off the electrons in graphite atoms. He found that the x-ray electrons possess a lower frequency as well as longer wavelength after they collide with the graphite atoms. The amount in the change in frequency depends on the scattering angle produced by the x-ray while collision.

Arthur H. Compton received Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for his contribution in physics. The Compton Effect and his experimentation with x-rays ensure that the light can display particle-like behaviour. On the other hand, there are experiments that affirm that the light can exhibit wave-like behaviour as well. So the light is assumed to have both wave-like and particle-like property – the phenomenon is known as wave particle duality.

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