Bohr magneton
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unit of magnetic moment (approx. 9.2 J/T); the magnetic dipole moment of an electron orbiting an atom with angular momentum ℏ in the Bohr model
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Niels Bohr
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- discoverer or inventor
- Ștefan Procopiu
- numeric value
- 0.0000000000000000000000092740100783
- measured physical quantity
- magnetic moment
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Encyclopedic overview
In atomic physics, the Bohr magneton (symbol μB) is a physical constant and the natural unit for expressing the magnetic moment of an electron caused by its orbital or spin angular momentum. In SI units, the Bohr magneton is defined as
μ
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