Sometimes things go fast. This weekend a question on TeX.sx popped about how to create Bohr models with LaTeX. Soon some very nice answers were given but I had a feeling that a more generic approach would be nice. I decided to answer the question myself. Since the code got a little longer I put it into a package for convenience but soon after thought it might also be useful for others. So, here it is.
[cce lang=”latex”]\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{bohr}
\begin{document}
\bohr{11}{Na}
\bohr{28}{Ni}
\setbohr{name-options-set={font=\footnotesize\sffamily}}
\bohr{18}{Ar}
\bohr{2}{He}
\bohr{7}{F}% damn, that should have been N…
\setbohr{nucleus-radius=1.2em}
\bohr[3]{10}{$\mathrm{Na^+}$}
\end{document}[/cce]
Hey, vielen Dank für das Paket! Das wird mir in meinen Vorträgen/Protokollen bestimmt hilfreich sein.
How would you suggest drawing H atom in an excited state? For example if I am teaching about line spectra it would be useful to be able to show the electron in the 2nd or 3rd shells.
Well, the »bohr« package is not much more than an exercise and answer to the question I linked. So as it stands I’d suggest drawing the excited state directly with TikZ.