Atomic orbital

Meaning

Noun

●

In Chemistry & Quantum mechanics:

A

that

the wave-like

of either one

or a

of

s in an

. This

can

the

of

any

of an

in any specific

around the

's nucleus.

●

The physical

or

where an

can be

to be present, as

by the particular

form of the orbital.

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