An incident X-ray photon of wavelength 0.2800nm is scattered from an electron that is initially at rest. The photon is scattered at an angle of 180.0 degrees and has a wavelength of 0.2849nm. Use the conservation of linear momentum to find the momentum gained by the electron.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/relativ/relmom.html#c2

Since the photon reversed, the electron must have gained twice that momentum.