Atoms And Elements Worksheet Page 9
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18Orbitals
An atomic orbital is a specific region of a sublevel containing a maximum of two
electrons.
The orbital on sublevel s is called s orbital. There is only one possible s orbital.
The orbitals on sublevel p are called p orbitals. There are three possible p orbitals.
The orbitals on sublevel d are called d orbitals. There are five possible d orbitals.
The orbitals on sublevel f are called d orbitals. There are seven possible f orbitals.
level
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sublevel s
s
p
s
p
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p
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orbitals
Orbital
number of
max number
types
orbitals
of electrons
s
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2
p
3
6
d
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10
f
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14
Shape of orbitals:
s
z
y
x
pz
px
py
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