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Find relation for Bohr magneton.

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Relation for Bohr magneton:

  1. According to Bohr’s theory, an electron in an atom can revolve only in certain stationary orbits in which angular momentum (L) of the electron is an integral multiple (n) of `"h"/(2pi)`, where h is Planck’s constant.
    ∴ L = `"m"_"e""vr" = "nh"/(2pi)` ….(1)
  2. The orbital magnetic momentum of an electron is given as, morb = `"eL"/(2"m"_"e")` ….(2)
  3. Substituting equation (1) and (2), we have,
    morb = n`("eh"/(4pi"m"_"e"))`
  4. For the 1st orbit, n = 1,
    ∴ morb = `"eh"/(4pi"m"_"e")`
  5. The quantity `"eh"/(4pi"m"_"e")` is called Bohr Magneton and its value is 9.274 × 10-24 Am2
  6. The magnetic moment of an atom is stated in terms of Bohr magnetons (B.M.). 
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Chapter 11: Magnetic materials - Short Answer II

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Chapter 11 Magnetic materials
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