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+clc;
+clear;
+h=6.63*10^-34 //Plancks constant in J-s
+c=3*10^8 //velocity of light in m/s
+m=9.1*10^-31 //mass in kg
+lambda_1=100*10^-12 //wavelength in m
+e=1.6*10^-19 //charge in C
+
+
+//calculation
+delta_lambda=(h/(m*c)) //wavelength in m
+mprintf("The compton shift is = %1.2e m\n",delta_lambda)
+
+lambda_0=lambda_1-delta_lambda //wavelength of the scattered photon in m 
+delta_E=(h*c*delta_lambda)/(lambda_1*lambda_0)
+mprintf("\nThe kinetic energy imparted to the electron is = %1.2e J or %1.2f eV",delta_E,delta_E/e)
+//The answer provided in the textbook is wrong.