Unit #3 ATOMIC STRUCTURE

3.3 - Arrangement of Electrons

3.3.3 - The Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom

The p orbitals

There are three p orbitals. They have the shapes of a dumbbell.

Shape of the p-orbital Shape of the p-orbital Shape of the p-orbital


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