## Atomic Orbitals [ENDORSED]

hannabarlow1A
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### Atomic Orbitals

Will we need to know about "spherical polar coordinates," which are mentioned in section 2.2 of the textbook?

simmoneokamoto3K
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### Re: Atomic Orbitals  [ENDORSED]

I don't think so, but I think we do need to know the different types of orbitals like s, p, d and f.

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### Re: Atomic Orbitals

Could someone elaborate on Spherical polar coordinates?

Blanca Cervantes
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### Re: Atomic Orbitals

Well, spherical polar coordinates are needed to write down the form of an atomic orbital and to specify the location of each point around the nucleus. Each point is labeled with three coordinates (r, theta, phi).

Blanca Cervantes
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### Re: Atomic Orbitals

This image could help with visualizing the spherical polar coordinates (not from the textbook):

Blanca Cervantes
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### Re: Atomic Orbitals

To answer the initial question, I think we need to understand how the spherical polar coordinates constitute the form of an atomic orbital.