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In this video explain what is the spin-flip. In atomic hydrogen the electron can be “spin-up” or “spin-down”. Since the electron has a spin direction, and that direction can be related to the magnetic field caused by the orbital motion. There's an interaction between the magnetic field and the spin of the electron.

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