The Zeeman Effect Describes the Change in Wavelength of Emitted

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Multiple Choice

The Zeeman effect describes the change in wavelength of emitted light caused by

• A) the light passing through a transparent medium.
• B) magnetic fields acting on the radiating atoms.
• C) the atoms being in an extremely intense gravitational field.
• D) relative motion of the source and observer.

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Definitions:

Fertilization

The process by which a sperm cell and an egg cell unite, resulting in the formation of a zygote, marking the beginning of a new organism's development.

Sporangia

Structures in fungi, algae, and plants where spores are formed and stored, playing a key role in reproduction and dispersal.

Sporophyte

The diploid multicellular stage in the life cycle of plants and algae, which produces spores through meiosis.

Mitosis

The stage of cellular reproduction in which nuclear division occurs; process in which a parent nucleus produces two daughter nuclei, each having the same number and kinds of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.