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A photon of energy $E$ and wavelength $\lambda$ is scattered from an electron initially at rest.

What is the energy of the photon and the wavelength of the photon when the electron moves away?

	Energy of photon	Wavelength of photon
A.	greater than $E$	less than $\lambda$
B.	less than $E$	less than $\lambda$
C.	greater than $E$	greater than $\lambda$
D.	less than $E$	greater than $\lambda$

Physics International Baccalaureate (IB) Practice Question: A photon of energy E and wavelength is scattered from an electron initially at rest. What is the energy of the photon an...