The Rydberg constant is given by:

where m e is the mass of the electron, e is the charge of the electron, 𝜖 0 is the permittivity of free space (a Physics constant), h is Planck’s constant and c is the speed of light in a vacuum. The value of the Rydberg constant in our universe is 1.0973 × 10 7 m –1 . The energy of the 1s orbital in hydrogen is –2.18 x 10 –18 J.
The frequency of a spectral transition for a single-electron atom with nuclear charge Z is given by:

"Muonic hydrogen" is the same as regular hydrogen, only the electron has been replaced by a muon which has a mass 207 greater than the electron but has the same charge as the electron.

In regular hydrogen the emission for the n 1 = 3 to n 2 = 2 transition in the Balmer series wavelength of 656.3 nm. In "Muonic Hydrogen,' how would the wavelength for the same transition change compared to regular hydrogen:

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The Rydberg constant is given by: 
  
 where  m e  is the mass of the electron, e is the charge of the electron, 𝜖 0  is the permittivity of free space (a Physics constant),  h  is Planck’s constant and c is the speed of light in a vacuum. The value of the Rydberg constant in our universe is 1.0973 × 10 7  m –1 . The energy of the  1s  orbital in hydrogen  is –2.18 x 10 –18  J. 
 The frequency of a spectral transition for a single-electron atom with nuclear charge  Z  is given by: 
  
 "Muonic hydrogen" is the same as regular hydrogen, only the electron has been replaced by a muon which has a mass 207 greater than the electron but has the same charge as the electron. 
 
 In regular hydrogen the emission for the n 1  = 3 to n 2  = 2 transition in the Balmer series wavelength of 656.3 nm. In "Muonic Hydrogen,' how would the wavelength for the same transition change compared to regular hydrogen:

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The wavelength for the transition in "Muonic Hydrogen" would be longer than in regular Hydrogen

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The n 1  = 3 to n 2  = 2 transition would become impossible in "Muonic Hydrogen" where the electron has been replaced by a Muon.

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It is impossible to judge how the transitions would change in "Muonic Hydrogen" compared to regular Hydrogen without measuring the transition experimentally

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The wavelength for the transition in "Muonic Hydrogen" would be shorter than in regular Hydrogen

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The wavelength for the transition in "Muonic Hydrogen" would be identical to that in regular Hydrogen

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