Statistical Mechanics · Problem 3.39

The Grand Canonical Ensemble — R. K. Pathria

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · silver-vapor-magnetic-alignment

Problem

Atoms of silver vapor, each having a magnetic moment μB(g=2,J=12)\mu_B(g = 2, J = \frac{1}{2}), align themselves either parallel or antiparallel to the direction of an applied magnetic field. Determine the respective fractions of atoms aligned parallel and antiparallel to a field of flux density 0.1 weber/m2^2 at a temperature of 1000 K.

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