The global standard for time is based ona transition in cesium atoms that occurs when a microwave photon of frequency 9,192,631,770 Hz is absorbed. What is the energydifference in eV between the two levels of cesium that correspondwith this transition?

The global standard for time is based ona transition in cesium atoms that occurs when a microwave photon of frequency 9,192,631,770 Hz is absorbed. What is the energydifference in eV between the two levels of cesium that correspondwith this transition?

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The global standard for time is based on
a transition in cesium atoms that occurs when a microwave photon of frequency 9,192,631,770 Hz is absorbed. What is the energy
difference in eV between the two levels of cesium that correspond
with this transition?

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