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The linear momentum of a 3 MeV photon is...

The linear momentum of a 3 MeV photon is

A

0.01 eV s/m

B

0.02 eV s/m

C

0.03 eV s/m

D

0.04 eV s/m

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Energy of a photon , E = 3 MeV = `3 xx 10^(6) eV`
Linear momentum of the photon , p `=E/c`
whre c is the speed of light in vacuum.
` p = (3 xx10^(6) eV)/(3 xx10^(8) m//s) =10^(-2) eVs//m = 0.01 eVs//m`
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