If this were true, then there should be no limit to the number of neutrons found in stable atoms.

In heavy atoms it spreads swiftly and is hard to stop.

In atoms lighter than atomic weight 50 it will not maintain itself, for their energy is consumed.

The electrons exist in atoms at specific energy levels.

In most atoms the first shell has two electrons, and all after that have eight.

Replies: A lot about electrons in atoms is known very well.

This made the idea that electrons in atoms show a standing wave pattern.

Kirchhoff did not know about the existence of energy levels in atoms.

A similar thing is true for electrons in atoms and molecules.

There are also some other motions of electrons in atoms that do not produce a magnetic field.