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Chapter 9, Problem 6P
Consider the original Stern–Gerlach experiment employing an atomic beam of silver, for which the magnetic moment is due entirely to the spin of the single valence electron of the silver atom. Assuming the magnetic field B has magnitude 0.500 T, compute the energy difference in electron volts of the silver atoms in the two exiting beams.
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