A spectral line has already been converted to a vacuum wavenumber, .

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Reading the Spectrum, Ch Lines, series and the term diagram: what a spectrometer measures

Problem

A spectral line has already been converted to a vacuum wavenumber, ν~=22946.6 cm−1\tilde\nu = 22946.6\,\mathrm{cm^{-1}}. ((a)) Find the photon energy in eV. ((b)) Find the frequency in THz.

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