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The wavefunction which defines the properties (location etc) of an electron in an atom. We speak of an electron that obeys such a wavefunction as occupying the relevant orbital.
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A region in space where electrons on an atom can be found.
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a mode of behavior of an electron in an atom (see Electron orbital )
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an electron position around an atomic nucleus, which in classical science parlance, one would say, is an orbit around an atomic nucleus in which the electron revolves
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The regions in the space about the nucleus of an atom where an electron is most likely to be found.
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A wavefunction that describes the behavior of an electron in an atom.
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Representation of the electron cloud surrounding an atom. Named by primary quantum number and shape, i.e. 1s, 2s, 2p
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the energy levels of electrons in an atom which may be described in terms of the four quantum numbers.
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In physics and chemistry, an atomic orbital is the region in which an electron may be found around a single atom. Specifically, atomic orbitals are the quantum states of the individual electrons in the electron cloud around a single atom. Classically, the electrons were thought to orbit the atomic nucleus, much like the planets around the Sun (or more accurately, a moth orbiting very quickly around a lamp).
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