Zeeman effect: Electrons in the presence of a magnetic field transition from 4p energy states to 3d states. How many different spectral lines could be observed from these transitions?

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The Zeeman effect splits the energy levels into three different states, one with no change in energy (called the $\sigma$ state) and two with changes in energy that depend on the direction of the magnetic field (called the $\pi$ and $\delta$ states). Therefore, there are three possible transitions that can give rise to different spectral lines.

Zeeman Effect: Electrons in the Presence of a Magnetic Field