On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 10:39 PM, Chuck Sites <[email protected]> wrote:
What I'm suggesting is that in an electric field like the background of > charge of the electrons in a metal will reduce the orbital radii of an H in > that metal. That effect is seen in Rydberg atoms in an electric field. I > see no difference here. > Rydberg states are typically higher energy than normal, and although they can be deformed under a field in various ways, in general they extend well beyond the nucleus because of the additional energy. Are you thinking of one of the Rydberg orbitals where the electron passes close to the nucleus on one side? Eric
