In the stern-gerlach experiment, silver atoms are heated to 1000 K. Then a thin beam of...
In the stern-gerlach experiment, silver atoms are heated to 1000 K. Then a thin beam of these atoms is passed through a magnetic field that varies in space with a gradient of 0.75 Weber/cm over a distance of 10 cm, in the direction of the 2 axis. The beam after leaving the field travels 12 cm, before hitting a photographic plate. a) Calculate the separation of the two beam components on the screen. Use the average beam speed with the following m<v>=Kbt, where Kb is the boltzmann constant b) If the experiment is carried out with the following atoms: Ca(S.)Ti(F). As['sual, how many lines or spots are observed on the screen?