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1 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

2 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

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