Bohr magneton
[ bawr-mag-ni-ton ]
nounPhysics.
a unit that is used to indicate the magnetic moment of the electron structure in an atom, equal to 9.27 × 10−21 erg/gauss.
Origin of Bohr magneton
1First recorded in 1920–25; named after Danish physicist Niels Bohr
- Also called e·lec·tron·ic Bohr mag·ne·ton [ih-lek-tron-ik bawr-mag-ni-ton, ee lek-] /ɪ lɛkˈtrɒn ɪk ˈbɔr ˌmæg nɪ tɒn, ˌi lɛk-/ .
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Bohr magneton
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