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Zeeman effect definition
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this is the effect of overcoming the normal degeneracy of electron spin states by applying a magnetic field which can interact with the magnetic moment of the electron.  This is observed when atoms are subjected to a powerful magnetic field resulting in the spectral lines being split into a number of component lines.

See also:

Z-value definition

X-ray diffraction (XRD) definition
work-in-progress (WIP) inventory definition
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