Uncertainty relationship for rotational spectroscopy

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From uncertainty relationship ∆E τ ~ hbar, what is the lifetime for a state that gives rise to a line of width 0.1 cm^-1? what about for 100 MHz?

How do you get the energy term? I'm really not sure how to do this, would appreciate some insight, thnx.
 
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Reciprocal centimeters are a measure of what?
 
So it's the wavenumber...

1) I just use E=hc*(wavenumber), and here E = ∆E?

2) What about for MHz = s^-1 = f
So I just use E = hf?

Or would it be angular frequency and should I use instead E = hbar omega ?
 

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