General Physics, 2nd Edition
General Physics, 2nd Edition
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780471522782
Author: Morton M. Sternheim
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 28, Problem 4RQ
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Whether the statement ‘in units of , the z component of the spin angular momentum of an electron has a magnitude of 1/2’ is true or false.

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