Which of the Following Statements About Electron Spin Is FALSE

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about electron spin is FALSE?

• A) An electron produces a magnetic field.
• B) The electron's magnetic field can be oriented in two directions in the presence of an external magnetic field.
• C) Paired electrons produced no net magnetic field.
• D) An experiment with silver atoms passing through a magnetic field seems to prove that electron spin exists.
• E) Electron spin only exists when mℓ = 0.

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