Stern-Gerlach experiment Neutral silver atoms pass through a region of inhomogeneous magnetic field Why silver? Why neutral? Why an inhomogeneous field? Ag oven S N magnet screen Non uniform B-field Ag: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 4d10 5s1 Number of electrons 46 + 1 = 47
Stern-Gerlach experiment Neutral silver atoms pass through a region of inhomogeneous magnetic field Why silver? Why neutral? Why an inhomogeneous field? Ag oven S N magnet screen Non uniform B-field Ag: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 4d10 5s1 Number of electrons 46 + 1 = 47