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Atomic orbital

In quantum mechanics, an atomic orbital is a function describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom. This function describes an electron's charge distribution around the atom's nucleus, and can be used to calculate the probability of finding an electron in a specific region around the nucleus.

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Electron properties

History

Orbital names

Hydrogen-like orbitals

Quantum numbers

Shapes of orbitals

Orbital energy

Electron placement and the periodic table

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Atomic orbital

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related to Formal quantum mechanical definition · 11
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related to Types of orbital · 11
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related to Hydrogen-like orbitals · 10
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related to Real orbitals · 8
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related to Qualitative understanding of shapes · 7
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related to Orbitals table · 4
Atomic orbital → Also, No, The, This
related to Transitions between orbitals · 3
Atomic orbital → Bound, Consider, When
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Atomic orbital → function describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom, one-electron wave function
related to External links · 2
Atomic orbital → Orbitron, Still

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Atomic orbitalis afunction describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom0.90text
Atomic orbitalis aone-electron wave function0.90text
2 pinstance ofWith this one can already assign names to complex orbitals0.80text
lead or uranium in acceleratorsinstance ofThese conditions are not seen except transiently in collisions of very heavy nuclei0.80text
where such electroninstance ofThese conditions are not seen except transiently in collisions of very heavy nuclei0.80text
Atomic orbitalrelated to External linksOrbitron0.60section
Atomic orbitalrelated to External linksStill0.60section
Atomic orbitalrelated to Formal quantum mechanical definitionAtomic0.60section
Atomic orbitalrelated to Formal quantum mechanical definitionThey0.60section
Atomic orbitalrelated to Formal quantum mechanical definitionSchrödinger0.60section
Atomic orbitalrelated to Formal quantum mechanical definitionSpecifically0.60section
Atomic orbitalrelated to Formal quantum mechanical definitionHamiltonian0.60section

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