Student A & B are studying the Zeeman effect. They observe that the energy of an electron in the p-level of an atom is changed in the presence of a magnetic field of magnitude 4.6 T. What is the difference between the largest and smallest possible energies?  (bohr magneton = μB = 9.27x10-24 J/T).

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Chapter11: Gravity, Planetary Orbits, And The Hydrogen Atom
Section11.5: Atomic Spectra And The Bohr Theory Of Hydrogen
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Student A & B are studying the Zeeman effect. They observe that the energy of an electron in the p-level of an atom is changed in the presence of a magnetic field of magnitude 4.6 T. What is the difference between the largest and smallest possible energies?  (bohr magneton = μB = 9.27x10-24 J/T).

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