Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 40 - All About Atoms - Problems - Page 1247: 18

Answer

$51\;mT$

Work Step by Step

The energy required of a photon to spin-flip the proton between the two orientations is $hf=2\mu_zB$ or, $\frac{hc}{\lambda}=2\mu_zB$ or, $B=\frac{hc}{2\mu_z\lambda}$ For ground state hydrogen, $\mu_z=1\;\mu_B=9.27\times 10^{-24}\;J/T$ Substituting the gives values, we get, $B=\frac{6.63\times 10^{-34}\times 3\times 10^{8}}{2\times9.27\times 10^{-24}\times21\times 10^{-2}}\;T$ or, $B=0.051\;T$ or, $B=51\;mT$ $\therefore\;$ The effective magnitude of magnetic field as experienced by the electron in the ground-state hydrogen atom is $51\;mT$
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