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Author(s) David Halliday

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A hydrogen atom in its ground state actually has two possible, closely spaced energy levels because the electron is in the magnetic field $\vec{B}$ of the proton (the nucleus). Accordingly, energy is associated with the orientation of the electron’s magnetic moment $\vec{μ}$ relative to $\vec{B}$ , and the electron is said to be either spin up (higher energy) or spin down (lower energy) in that field. If the electron is excited to the higher energy level, it can de-excite by spin-flipping and emitting a photon. The wavelength associated with that photon is 21 cm. (Such a process occurs extensively in the Milky Way galaxy, and reception of the 21 cm radiation by radio telescopes reveals where hydrogen gas lies between stars.) What is the effective magnitude of $\vec{B}$ as experienced by the electron in the ground-state hydrogen atom?

The effective magnitude of magnetic field $\vec{B}$ as experienced by the electron in the ground-state hydrogen atom is 51 mT .

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Step 1: The given data:

The wavelength associated with that photon, $λ = 0.21 m$
If the electron is excited to a higher level, it can de-excite by spin-flipping and emitting a photon.

Step 2: Understanding the concept of magnetic resonance:

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Formulas:

The energy equation from the Stern-Gerlach experiment,

$∆ E = 2 μ_{B} B$ ….. (1)

Here, B is the magnetic field and $μ_{B}$ is the Bohr magneton.

The energy due to Planck-Einstein relation,

$∆ E = \frac{hc}{λ}$ ….. (2)

Here, c is the speed of light, $λ$ is the wavelength, and h is the Plank’s constant.

Step 3: Calculation of the effective magnetic field

Consider the known data as below.

The wavelength, $λ = 21 cm = 0.21 m$

Plank’s constant, $h = 6.63 \times 10^{- 34} J . s$

Speed of light, $c = 3 \times 10^{8} m / s$

Bohr magneton, $μ_{B} = 9.27 \times 10^{- 24} J / T$

Comparing equations (1) and (2) and substituting the given data in the derived equation of the magnetic field.

The value of the effective magnetic field is as follow.

$2 μ_{B} B = \frac{hc}{λ} B = \frac{hc}{λ (2 μ_{B})}$

Substitute known values in the above equation.

$B = \frac{(6.63 \times 10^{- 34} J . s) (3 \times 10^{8} m / s)}{2 (0.21 m) (9.27 \times 10^{- 24} J / T)} = 5.11 \times 10^{- 2} T = 51 mT$

Hence, the value of the magnetic field is 51 mT.

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