In quantum mechanics, an atomic orbital (/ˈɔːrbɪtəl/) is a function describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom. This function...
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In chemistry, orbital hybridisation (or hybridization) is the concept of mixing atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals (with different energies,...
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which atomic orbital is combined in the term. The coefficients are the weights of the contributions of the n atomic orbitals to the molecular orbital. The...
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region. The terms atomic orbital and molecular orbital were introduced by Robert S. Mulliken in 1932 to mean one-electron orbital wave functions. At...
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three main requirements for atomic orbital combinations to be suitable as approximate molecular orbitals. The atomic orbital combination must have the correct...
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orbital diagrams are diagrams of molecular orbital (MO) energy levels, shown as short horizontal lines in the center, flanked by constituent atomic orbital...
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Electron configuration (redirect from Orbital ordering)
molecule has a different orbital structure. The molecular orbitals are labelled according to their symmetry, rather than the atomic orbital labels used for atoms...
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Azimuthal quantum number (redirect from Orbital quantum number)
quantum number for an atomic orbital that determines its orbital angular momentum and describes aspects of the angular shape of the orbital. The azimuthal quantum...
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'atomic units', defined as follows: Unit of length, a H = h 2 / 4 π 2 m e 2 {\displaystyle a_{\text{H}}=h^{2}\,/\,4\pi ^{2}me^{2}} , on the orbital...
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Additionally, the cover art on three of their albums showcase stylised atomic orbitals. Orbital have been critically and commercially successful, known particularly...
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which binds electrons in atoms. Some resemblance to atomic orbital models may be seen in a small atomic nucleus like that of helium-4, in which the two protons...
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original atomic level and one higher. The orbital which is in a lower energy state than the orbitals of the separate atoms is the bonding orbital, which...
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Slater-type orbitals (STOs) are functions used as atomic orbitals in the linear combination of atomic orbitals molecular orbital method. They are named...
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concerned, not only did this yield a better overall description, i.e. the atomic orbital model, but it also provided a new theoretical basis for chemistry (quantum...
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orbital (MO) theory, that were developed to use the methods of quantum mechanics to explain chemical bonding. It focuses on how the atomic orbitals of...
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Core electron (redirect from Core orbital)
valence electrons can be described with atomic orbital theory. In atoms with a single electron the energy of an orbital is determined exclusively by the principal...
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An electron orbital may refer to: An atomic orbital, describing the behaviour of an electron in an atom A molecular orbital, describing the behaviour...
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Look up orbital in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Orbital may refer to: Atomic orbital Molecular orbital Hybrid orbital Orbit Earth orbit Orbit (anatomy)...
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Atom (redirect from Atomic chemical)
from the original on 7 December 2006. Manthey, David (2001). "Atomic Orbitals". Orbital Central. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Herter...
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Bohr model (redirect from Bohr's Atomic Theory)
line frequencies with the orbits of electrons in his atoms. The connection he adopted associated the atomic electron orbital angular momentum with the...
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one-electron wave functions known as spin-orbitals. For an atomic orbital calculation, these are typically the orbitals for a hydrogen-like atom (an atom with...
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Effective nuclear charge (redirect from Orbital penetration effect)
the mean radius of the orbital for hydrogen, and ⟨ r ⟩ Z {\displaystyle \langle r\rangle _{Z}} is the mean radius of the orbital for a proton configuration...
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molecular orbital). According to molecular orbital theory, molecular orbitals are often modeled by the linear combination of atomic orbitals. In a simple...
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basis atomic orbitals (AO) and molecular orbitals (MO): Atomic orbital → NAO → NHO → NBO → NLMO → Molecular orbital Natural (localized) orbitals are used...
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Sigma bond (redirect from Sigma molecular orbital)
overlapping of atomic orbitals. The concept of sigma bonding is extended to describe bonding interactions involving overlap of a single lobe of one orbital with...
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Periodic table (redirect from Atomic table)
new electron in a 2p orbital; carbon (1s2 2s2 2p2) fills a second 2p orbital; and with nitrogen (1s2 2s2 2p3) all three 2p orbitals become singly occupied...
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within an atom. Atomic orbitals are quantized, meaning they exist as defined values instead of being continuous (see: atomic orbitals). Electrons may...
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The atomic radius of a chemical element is a measure of the size of its atom, usually the mean or typical distance from the center of the nucleus to the...
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atomic orbital. The orbitals come in a variety of shapes—sphere, dumbbell, torus, etc.—with the nucleus in the middle. The shapes of atomic orbitals are...
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molecular physics, Gaussian orbitals (also known as Gaussian type orbitals, GTOs or Gaussians) are functions used as atomic orbitals in the LCAO method for...
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