Discuss if the beam of silver atoms would get split or not.

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What would be the outcome of the Stern-Gerlach experiment if
(a) a homogeneous (as opposed to inhomogeneous) magnetic field was used?
(b) silver atoms were like classical magnets?
Discuss if the beam of silver atoms would get split or not.
Suppose that the beam direction is +x, and the magnetic field B is applied in the z direction.
Transcribed Image Text:What would be the outcome of the Stern-Gerlach experiment if (a) a homogeneous (as opposed to inhomogeneous) magnetic field was used? (b) silver atoms were like classical magnets? Discuss if the beam of silver atoms would get split or not. Suppose that the beam direction is +x, and the magnetic field B is applied in the z direction.
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