Orbitals Each wave function describes a shape = Orbital Where an electron can be found/exist Organized into main shells and subshells Number of orbitals is different for each subshell type: s = 1 orbital p = 3 orbitals d = 5 orbitals f = 7 orbitals Size and Energy (n=1, 2, 3, … ) Shape (s, p, d, f, … )
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Orbitals Each wave function describes a shape = Orbital Where an electron can be found/exist Organized into main shells and subshells Number of orbitals.
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Orbitals
Each wave function describes a shape = Orbital Where an electron can be found/exist Organized into main shells and subshells
Number of orbitals is different for each subshell type: s = 1 orbital p = 3 orbitals d = 5 orbitals f = 7 orbitals
Size and Energy(n=1, 2, 3, … )
Shape(s, p, d, f, … )
“Allowed” Orbitals
The probability density can only take certain shapes at each n energy level, or main shell
1s ___11
2p ___ ___ ___2s ___22
3d ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
3p ___ ___ ___3s ___
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ENERGY
•1, 2, and 3 correspond to the major energy levels (main shells)
•At the same main shell level, a p orbital will be at a higher energy than an s orbital