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what is the division between quantum rules and classical rules? atoms, molecules, ect.? is there a blurry area where it is kinda both or is it a division at x size?

Isn't it just the plank length?

For bound states, the classical region is when the level of excitation is so large that a change in N of one unit seems continuous. Just where this occurs depends on what accuracy you want. For instance, for hydrogen E is proportional to me^4/n^2.

When n gets large, this looks classical, since changes in n look continuous.

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