When Stern-Gerlach experiment was done with quantum electron , two peaks were observed rather than a continuous distribution as in case of small magnets , but how did those peaks confirm that angular momentum is quantized ??
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1$\begingroup$ Well, they saw two, and only two. Kind of ‘quantized’ by definition. $\endgroup$– Jon CusterNov 19, 2022 at 18:16
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1$\begingroup$ It was not done with a single electron but with an atom (Ag) that has a single unpaired electron. $\endgroup$– MauricioNov 20, 2022 at 11:35
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$\begingroup$ Somewhat late commenting, but: you might be interested in plato.stanford.edu/entries/physics-experiment/app5.html $\endgroup$– peter a gMar 30 at 15:34
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