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Problem41 43

This document discusses the energy difference between two spin states of an electron in a magnetic field. It shows that the ratio of the probabilities of finding the electron in the higher energy state versus the lower energy state is given by an exponential function involving the magnetic field strength. It then calculates this ratio for several different magnetic field values: a) At 5.00 x 10-5 T, the ratio is nearly 1, b) At 0.500 T, the ratio is 0.9978, c) At 5.00 T, the ratio is 0.978.

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Problem41 43

This document discusses the energy difference between two spin states of an electron in a magnetic field. It shows that the ratio of the probabilities of finding the electron in the higher energy state versus the lower energy state is given by an exponential function involving the magnetic field strength. It then calculates this ratio for several different magnetic field values: a) At 5.00 x 10-5 T, the ratio is nearly 1, b) At 0.500 T, the ratio is 0.9978, c) At 5.00 T, the ratio is 0.978.

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41.43: From Section 38.6:  e ( E1  E0 ) kT


. We need to know the difference in energy
n0
1 1
between the ms   and ms   states. U   μ z B  2.00232μB ms B.
2 2
So U 12  U  12  2.00232 μ B B
n1 2
  e ( 2.00232 ) μB B kT

n1 2
24
J T)B (1.3811023 J K) (300 K)
 e (2.00232) (9.27410
3
T 1 ) B
 e ( 4.48210
5
n1 2
a)  B  5.00  10 T   0.9999998.
n1 2
n1 2
b)  B  0.500 T   0.9978
n1 2
n1 2
c)  B  5.00 T   0.978
n1 2

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