12.2 - Atomic orbitals

s,p,d,f orbitals are the regions of space in which electrons may be found - 99% probability
( higher level students need to know the shapes of s and p only)

		Electronic structure
	energy shells-	1, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc.
	sub-shells-	s, p, d, f
	orbitals-	s has 1 p has 3 d has 5 f has 7
	electron pairs-	each orbital holds two electrons
		click on the shockwave demonstration to see all the orbitals demonstrated

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A full set of pictures of all the orbitals as produced by solving the Schröedinger equation (not needed for the IB but interesting nevertheless)