Chapter 39 Spin

This reading guide is different from the other reading guides you have been given. Answer the questions posed below. We will discuss them in class.

page 2 Can the flip of the spin of the electron be explained by the wave model of light? Why?

What is "electron spin resonance?"

page 3 Is the spin of the electron quantized?

page 4 Which has the higher energy: electron spin aligned (parallel) with the magnetic field or electron spin antiparallel to the magnetic field?

Calculate the energy (in eV) required to flip an electron if the magnetic field has a value of 0.003 Tesla.

Calculate the frequency of a photon that will cause this flip.

Does it take more or less energy to flip a proton in the nucleus than an electron in an atom?

Does the neutron have a magnetic moment?

What does that imply?

Why are there 6 peaks in Figure 2 on page 10?

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