Two scenarios:  1. A photon scatters off of a free electron and has a wavelength difference of 0.00485 nm. 2. A photon scatters off of a free proton and has a wavelength difference of 0.00000265 nm. .Which more clearly demonstrates the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation – collision with an electron or collision with a proton? Explain why.

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Two scenarios: 

1. A photon scatters off of a free electron and has a wavelength difference of 0.00485 nm.

2. A photon scatters off of a free proton and has a wavelength difference of 0.00000265 nm.

.Which more clearly demonstrates the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation – collision with an electron or collision with a proton? Explain why.

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