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Chapter 41 Problem 41.21

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Classical Electron Spin. (a) If you treat an electron as a classical spherical object with a radius of \(1.0\times10^{-17}\mathrm{\ m}\), what angular speed is necessary to produce a spin angular momentum of magnitude \(\sqrt{\frac{3}{4}} \hbar\)? (b) Use \(v=r \omega\) and the result of part (a) to calculate the speed v of a point at the electron’s equator. What does your result suggest about the validity of this model?

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The first step in solving 41 problem number 21 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Classical Electron Spin. (a) If you treat an electron as a classical spherical object with a radius of \(1.0\times10^{-17}\mathrm{\ m}\), what angular speed is necessary to produce a spin angular momentum of magnitude \(\sqrt{\frac{3}{4}} \hbar\)? (b) Use \(v=r \omega\) and the result of part (a) to calculate the speed v of a point at the electron’s equator. What does your result suggest about the validity of this model?
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Title Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young; Roger A. Freedman; A. Lewis Ford
ISBN 9780321696861

CP Classical Electron Spin. (a) If you treat an electron

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