Subshells/Orbitals

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Layal Suboh 1I
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Subshells/Orbitals

Postby Layal Suboh 1I » Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:32 pm

Hi,

I know that the p subshell has 2px, 2py, and 2pz orbitals, what specific orbitals would the f subshell have?

Thanks!

Annalyn Diaz 1J
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Re: Subshells/Orbitals

Postby Annalyn Diaz 1J » Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:35 pm

Although I'm not entirely sure which SPECIFIC orbitals the f subshell would have, I do know that it should have 7 orbitals.
(s=1 orbital, p=3 orbitals, d=5 orbitals, f=7 orbitals)

Krista Mercado 1B
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Re: Subshells/Orbitals

Postby Krista Mercado 1B » Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:50 pm

I don't think we need to know the specific shapes of the f orbitals, we just need to know that it has 7 different orbitals which hold a total of 14 electrons.

Chloe Likwong 2K
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Re: Subshells/Orbitals

Postby Chloe Likwong 2K » Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:25 pm

I think we just have to know the general idea of what the f-orbital entails, not the specifics of it.

Timothy_Yueh_4L
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Re: Subshells/Orbitals

Postby Timothy_Yueh_4L » Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:39 pm

Here's an image of the f-orbitals. As previously mentioned I don't think you'll need to know what they are, just know that they have 7.
Image

duverge_maciel
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Re: Subshells/Orbitals

Postby duverge_maciel » Sun Oct 28, 2018 11:30 pm

How do you know which element the electron configuration is, if it is written as x,y, and z?


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