Orbitals
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Orbitals
What's the difference between the outer most orbital and shell? Is the shell now the outer most orbital?
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Re: Orbitals
I believe the terms shell and orbital refer to two separate phenomenons. "Shell" defines the energy level and size of the a wave function and is determined by the principle quantum number, or n. "Orbital" refers to the orientation of a specified subshell and is determined by the magnetic quantum number or m.
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Re: Orbitals
Shells refer to the quantum number n and can be 1, 2, 3,.... Orbitals refer to the more specific subshells of electrons, indicated by l. 1s, 2s, 2p,... are examples of orbitals.
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Re: Orbitals
the outermost shell refers to the principal quantum number n and the energy level. For example, the number of electrons present in the outermost shell of a carbon atom is 4. (2s2, 2p2)
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