In reply to [email protected]'s message of Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:08:21 +1100: Hi, [snip] I think I just found the flaw in my calculation. The distance shouldn't be taken as the separation of the atoms in the molecule, because one is not calculating centrifugal force relative to the molecule, but rather relative the center of the Earth, so the distance should be the Earth's radius. That changes the energy to about 15 eV which is about or beyond the limit for molecules. Regards,
Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
