bohr-magneton

noun Physics.

a unit that is used to indicate the magnetic moment of the electron structure in an atom, equal to 9.27 × 10 ⁻²¹ erg/gauss.

Also called electronic Bohr magneton.

Origin:
1920–25; after N. Bohr

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Bohr magneton
See under magneton.

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