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Show that the laws of momentum and energy conser­vation forbid the complete absorption of...

Show that the laws of momentum and energy conser­vation forbid the complete absorption of a photon by a free, electron. (Note: This is not the photoelectric effect. In the photoelectric effect, the electron is not free; the metal participates in momentum and energy conservation.)

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