Question: The Lamb shift energy difference between the 2 2 S 1/2 and 2 2 P 1/2 levels in atomic hydrogen is 4.372 x 10 -6

The Lamb shift energy difference between the 22 S1/2 and 22 P1/2 levels in atomic hydrogen is 4.372 x 10-6 eV. 

(a) What is the frequency of the photon emitted in this transition? 

(b) What is the photon’s wavelength?

(c) In what part of the electromagnetic spectrum does this transition lie?

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