What is an atomic orbital, and what are the "rules" about orbitals?
Sep 09, 2025•7 min•Ep. 89
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In this episode:
- Definition of an atomic orbital
- Using the probability of an electron's location
- Different types of atomic orbitals
- How many electrons can be in an orbital, and how they MUST differ
- Which atomic orbitals exist in which electron shells or energy levels
- How many orbitals of each orbital type
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