FUN 1 EO: 1.9 - Radiation Protection Tech.

FUN 1 EO: 1.9

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Compton Scattering was first fully explained by which physicist?

A. H. Compton

Niels Bohr

Albert Einstein

Isaac Newton

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In the Pair Production process, what is the transformation result of all the photon's energy?

An electron and a positron

Two electrons

An electron and a neutron

A positron and a neutron

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In Compton Scattering, which electrons are typically affected?

Only "L" shell electrons

None of the electrons

Only "K" shell electrons

Any electrons except “K” shell

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Compton's explanation of photons was initially rejected because it was thought that photons exhibited which properties?

Both waves and particles

Particles, which could not exhibit wave-like properties

Waves, which could not exhibit particle-like properties

Neither waves nor particles

5 / 10

For Pair Production to occur, what energy level is required for gamma?

Low energy gamma, around 1 eV range

Moderate energy gamma, around 500 KeV

Very high energy gamma, greater than 2 or 3 MeV

Any energy level

6 / 10

Compton Scattering generally occurs with gamma of what energy range?

Energy range doesn't matter

High energy gamma (high MeV range)

Middle energy gamma (low MeV range)

Very low energy gamma (eV range)

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What is the energy transformation result in Compton Scattering?

All of its energy to a positron

Part of its energy to an electron (binding energy + kinetic energy = beta particle + lesser energy photon)

All of its energy to an electron (kinetic energy only)

Part of its energy to a proton

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In the context of a photon transferring all of its energy to an electron and ejecting it, which shell is the electron almost always from?

"K" shell (inner shell - lowest energy level)

"M" shell (third inner shell)

"L" shell (second inner shell)

Outer shells (higher energy levels)

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What is the primary characteristic of the photon in a photoelectric effect?

The photon transfers all energy and disappears

The photon splits into two photons

The photon changes into a neutron

The photon partially loses energy

10 / 10

What did Compton receive in 1927 for his discovery?

Grammy Award for Music

Nobel Prize in physics

Pulitzer Prize in Literature

Academy Award for Science Communication

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