what is an imaging technique which involves proton flipping between their spin states.
Ans- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).
Principle of NMR is based on the-Spinning of nucleus and generating a magnetic field.
When a charged particle like proton spins on its axis, it creates a magnetic field and the nucleus is considered as a bar magent.
This tiny bar magnet are randomly oriented in space. And when an external magnetic field is applied, this tiny bar magnets oriented aginst or with the magnetic field. Now the protons have two energy states-
a. Lower energy state with the nucleus aligned in the same direction.
b. Higher energy state in which the nucleus aligned against magnetic field.
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