In a Compton scattering experiment,an 8.00-MeV incident photon is scattered at an angle of 15º with energy of 5.20 MeV.The kinetic energy of the recoil electron is
A)2.80 MeV
B)2.08 MeV
C)5.20 MeV
D)7.28 MeV
E)800 MeV

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The kinetic energy of the recoil electron is the difference between the initial photon energy and the scattered photon energy: 8.00 MeV - 5.20 MeV = 2.80 MeV.

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