The first excited state of the nucleus of uranium-235 is 0.051 MeV above the ground state.

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The first excited state of the nucleus of uranium-235 is 0.051 MeV above the ground state. (1) What is the wavelength of the photon emitted when the nucleus makes a transition to the ground state? (2) What part of the spectrum does this photon belong to?

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