Problem: In the experiment shown schematically below , a beam of neutral atoms is passed through a magnetic field. Atoms that have unpaired electrons are deflected in different directions in the magnetic field depending on the value of the electron spin quantum number. In the experiment illustrated, we envision that a beam of hydrogen atoms splits into two beams.What do you think would happen if the strength of the magnet were increased?
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What we are talking about here is paramagnetism.
Anything that is magnetic, like a bar magnet or a loop of electric current, has a magnetic moment.
Problem Details
In the experiment shown schematically below
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a beam of neutral atoms is passed through a magnetic field. Atoms that have unpaired electrons are deflected in different directions in the magnetic field depending on the value of the electron spin quantum number. In the experiment illustrated, we envision that a beam of hydrogen atoms splits into two beams.
What do you think would happen if the strength of the magnet were increased?
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