**52. In the model of the hydrogen atom created by Niels Bohr, the electron moves around the proton at a speed of 2.2 x 106 m/s in a circle of radius 5.3 x 10-11 m. Considering the orbiting electron to be a small current loop, determine the magnetic moment associated with this motion.

(Hint: The electron travels around the circle in a time equal to the period of the motion.)

 

 

The speed of an object moving around a circle can be expressed

 

Solve for 1/T

Put this into the magnetic moment expression

 

 

 

 

 

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