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An Electron Has an Intrinsic Magnetic Moment That We Can B\vec{B}

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An electron has an intrinsic magnetic moment that we can model as being due to the electron spinning around an axis. In an external magnetic field B\vec{B} , in which direction will the electron's spin angular momentum vector S\vec{S} point when the electron is in its lowest-energy orientation?


A) S\vec{S} will be aligned with B\vec{B} .
B) S\vec{S} will be perpendicular to B\vec{B} .
C) S\vec{S} will be opposite to B\vec{B} .

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