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What Is An Atomic Orbital?

The 1s, 2s and 3s Orbitals

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What Is A Hybrid Orbital?

The sp, sp2 and sp3 Hybrid Orbitals

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What Is An Atomic Orbital?

 

An atomic orbital

bulletis derived using the mathematical tools of quantum mechanics,
bulletis a representation of the three-dimensional volume (i.e., the region in space) in which an
electron is most likely to be found, and
bulletCANNOT be observed experimentally (electron density can, however, be observed
experimentally).

It is not possible to determine the exact location of an electron in an atom. However, the probability of finding an electron at a given position can be calculated. The higher the probability of finding an electron at a given position, the larger the electron density at that position.