The energy needed to ionize an atom of Na when it is in its most stable state is 495.8 kJ mol-1. However, if an atom of Na is in a certain low-lying excited state, only 293.0 kJ mol-1 is needed to ionize it. What is the wavelength of the radiation emitted when an atom of Na undergoes a transition from this excited state to the ground state?
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