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The 12 Ionisation Levels of the Atom

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At the end of chapter 5. The  Quantisation  of Distance  we stated that we would show that the rydberg-distance is exactly  *Rb  and that there are 12 ionization levels.

Calculating the principal quantum number  n  for the rydberg-distance we found in accordance with QM that  . This means that according to QM there are over 40 ionization levels from the Bohr-distance to the rydberg-distance. The principal quantum number is calculated with the help of equation (7):

Substitution of the Compton-radius (equation 13) gives

    (7a)

It is relevant to observe that with equation (7a) and therefore also with equation (7) we are calculating the ratio between  Rn  and  Rc; we are comparing 3rd  QD  Rn  with 2nd  QD  Rc.

With equation (6)we are with  Me  (and therefore  Rc) in the 2nd  QD. Equation (6) has therefore to be translated to the 3rd  QD. The energy value of (6) is independent of the quantum dimension and therefore correct, but the calculated principal quantum number is not. We can achieve the correct transformation of equation (6) from 2-QD to 3-QD with (5c):

For  n=1 we calculate the Bohr-distance. We define    instead of   in equation (9):

Both equations are still identical for  .

Actually nothing has changed. The only difference is that  N3  indicates that  N  is determined the 3rd  quantum dimension and not the 2nd  QD. All that changes is that  N  is not integer for all integer values of  n. This is of no importance because the quantisation of distance has not changed. The ratio  Rn/Rb  is still integer related according to  . The dimension correction only changed the number of ionisation levels in the range from the Bohr-radius to the rydberg-distance from 41.5 to 12; the actual observed number of ionisation levels.

At the Bohr-distance point-volumes in space around a charge +Q  creates two “perfect” bulb shell tunnels with radius  Rc  (beginning of the 3rd  quantum dimension). Outside the tunnels at the Bohr-radius space is not yet “perfectly” 3-dimensional for the electron.

For distances from +Q  further than the rydbergconstant (N>12) there is no ionisation level anymore because the 4th  quantum dimension has started where space is everywhere “perfectly” 3-dimensional for the electron.

Next chapter:  Planck’s constant

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