"Find Out 1 meV in Å from E1/2 Equation

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The discussion revolves around converting energy measured in meV to a wavelength in Ångströms using the equation 1 (E)1/2 = 9.045 Å-1. To find the value of 1 meV in Å, one must solve the equation for Å by substituting E with 1 meV. The units of 1 and 9.045 are confirmed to be energy-related, with 9.045 Å-1 indicating a conversion factor between energy and wavelength.

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I am told that 1 (E)1/2 = 9.045Å-1, where E is the energy in meV. How do I find out what 1 meV is in Å from that? All I can get is the correspondence between meV and Å-2, not meV and Å.
 
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What does the Å represent?
Do the 1 and 9.045 have units?
Maybe your job is just to solve the equation for Å, and put in 1 MeV for E. Not a clear question in my opinion - if you have posted all of it. Normally the 1 MeV would be changed into standard units of energy (Joules) but I don't know what you should do in this case.
 

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