6) Suppose that, in a Stern-Gerlach experiment, see the Figure, a beam of silver atoms is obtained from an oven heated to a temperature of 2500 K. This beam passes through an inhomogeneous magnetic field of gradient of 20,000 gauss/cm perpendicular to the beam. The poles are 10 cm long. What is the separation between the two components of the split beam on a photographic plate placed at a distance of 50 cm? Recall that the kinetic energy of gasses, atoms at TK have kinetic energy Where kB = 1.38×10-23 J/K = Beam of siver atoms N Magnet pole Oven S Magnet pole Inhomogeneous magnetic field h Zero field Field on Photographic plate pattern - Classical expectation Experimental result Spin can take only two orientations After Beiser