Chapter 6: Q9DQ (page 1401)
An electron in a hydrogen atom is in an slevel, and the atom is in a magnetic field BS _ Bkn Explain why the 鈥渟pin up鈥 state has higher energy than the 鈥渟pin down鈥 state .
Short Answer
We get the interaction energy , So, for , the interaction energy is negative, decreasing the energy of the electron, and for , the interaction energy is positive, increasing the energy of the electron.