Learn what atomic orbitals are, how they describe the wave nature of electrons around atoms, and how they are named based on quantum numbers. Explore the table of all possible atomic orbitals and their properties with examples and FAQs.

Learn about the shapes, energies and names of s, p, d and f orbitals in atoms. Understand the difference between orbits and orbitals, and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.

Learn how quantum mechanics describes the energies and spatial distributions of electrons in atoms and molecules using wave functions and quantum numbers. Explore the properties and shapes of atomic orbitals and their probabilities of finding electrons at different points in space.

Learn how to describe the distribution of electron probability in an atom using quantum mechanical wave functions, or orbitals. Explore the characteristics and representations of s, p, d, and f orbitals in the hydrogen atom.

Learn what atomic orbitals are and how they differ from orbits. Explore the shapes and energies of s and p orbitals, and the difference between d and f orbitals.

An orbital is a mathematical expression that describes the properties of electrons in atoms or molecules. Learn about the different types of orbitals, their shapes, and how they relate to quantum mechanics and the behaviour of matter on the atomic scale.

Learn how to represent electron probability distributions in 3D using orbitals, which are mathematically derived regions of space with different probabilities of containing an electron. Explore the characteristics of s, p, d, and f orbitals and their subshells, and how they vary with n and l.