Unit #3 ATOMIC STRUCTURE

3.3 - Arrangement of Electrons

3.3.3 - The Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom

The s orbital

There is one type of s orbital. It has the shape of a sphere.

Shape of the s-orbital


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