You have a harmonic oscillator of mass 1.73 x 10-27 kg. There is an energy difference in adjacent energylevels that is measured to be 2.55 x 10-20 J. Calculate the force constant of the oscillator.

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You have a harmonic oscillator of mass 1.73 x 10-27 kg. There is an energy difference in adjacent energy levels that is measured to be 2.55 x 10-20 J. Calculate the force constant of the oscillator.