A Hydrogen Atom Emits a Photon as It Makes a Transition

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A hydrogen atom emits a photon as it makes a transition from the n = 4 state to the n = 3 state.The energies of these two states are -0.9 eV and -1.5 eV,respectively.
(a)What is the energy of the photon?
(b)What is its frequency?

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