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Figure 32-36a is a one-axis graph along which two of the allowed energy values (levels) of an atom are plotted. When the atom is E;, ---- - -- placed in a magnetic field of 0.500 T, the graph changes to that of Fig. 32- 36b because of the energy associ- E1 E1 ated with 71orb' E. (We neglect 71s.) Level E1 is unchanged, but level E2 (a) (b) splits into a (closely spaced) triplet of levels. What are the allowed val- Fig. 32-36 32. ues of me associated with (a) energy level El and (b) energy level E2? (c) In joules, what amount of energy is represented by the spacing between the triplet levels?

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Title Fundamentals of Physics: 9 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9780470556535

Figure 32-36a is a one-axis graph along which two of the

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