An electron in a particular atom jumps from an orbit where the energy is higher than that of the final lower- energy orbit. What is the magnitude of the energy difference (in eV) of the two energy levels if the emitted photon has a wavelength of 490 nm? [Planck's constant h=4.14  X 10^-15 eV X s]

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An electron in a particular atom jumps from an orbit where the energy is higher than that of the final lower- energy orbit. What is the magnitude of the energy difference (in eV) of the two energy levels if the emitted photon has a wavelength of 490 nm? [Planck's constant h=4.14  X 10^-15 eV X s]

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