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vin300
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The text on wikipedia says that due to compton scattering, the electron is ejected from the atom, but if so, the difference in energies of the two photons will not appear entirely as its kinetic energy, some of it must be used to overcome its potential energy, i.e. binding energy must be supplied to the electron.
The other doubt is that the electron is considered to be at rest before the collision, but I cannot imagine why the electron should be at rest within the atom.
The other doubt is that the electron is considered to be at rest before the collision, but I cannot imagine why the electron should be at rest within the atom.