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Bohr magneton

[ bawr mag-ni-ton ]

noun

Physics.
  1. 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.


Bohr magneton

  1. See under magneton
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bohr magneton1

First recorded in 1920–25; named after Danish physicist Niels Bohr
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Example Sentences

Here, μB is the Bohr magneton and g is the spin g-factor.

From Nature

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