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The linear momentum of a 3 MeV photon is:

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a

0.03 eVsm-1

b

0.04 eVsm-1

c

0.01 eVsm-1

d

0.02 eVsm-1

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Energy of a photon, E= 3 MeV = 3 × 106 eV

Linear momentum of the photon,  P =Ec.

where c is the speed of light in the vacuum.

P = 3 × 106 eV3 × 108 m s-1 = 10-2 eVsm-1 = 0.01 eVsm-1

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