Suppose that the deuteron really did consist of two protons and one electron. (It doesn’t!) Compute the spin and magnetic moment of such a deuteron’s ground state and compare the results with the values in Table 11-1.

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Table 11-1 Fundamental properties of atomic constituents Magnetic moment Particle Charge Mass (u) Proton +e Neutron 0 Deuteron +e Triton +e Electron -e 1.007276 1.008665 2.013553 3.015501 5.4858 x 10 Mass (kg) 1.6726 X 10-27 1.6749 × 10-27 3.3436 × 10-27 5.0074 x 10-27 9.1094 × 10-31 Spin 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 2.79285 PN -1.91304 PLN 0.85744 PN 2.97896 IN 1.00116 PB