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Atomic orbital

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Tiny bits live in an atom.

Schrodinger model of the atom.svg
Schrodinger model of the atom.svg
They move in a cloud. This cloud has a shape. The shape shows where they stay. It helps us know where they are. Can you see the cloud?
Atomic-orbital-clouds spdf m0.png
Atomic-orbital-clouds spdf m0.png

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File:Neon orbitals.png
Neon orbitals.png
File:Hydrogen Density Plots.png
Hydrogen Density Plots.png
File:Atomic-orbital-clouds spdf m0.png
Atomic-orbital-clouds spdf m0.png
File:Bohr atom model.svg
Bohr atom model.svg
File:Electronic_levels.svg
Electronic_levels.svg
File:Orbital p1-px animation.gif
Orbital p1-px animation.gif
File:Atomic-orbital-cloud_n6_l0_m0.png
Atomic-orbital-cloud_n6_l0_m0.png
File:Sr core-electron orbitals for Wiki.jpg
Sr core-electron orbitals for Wiki.jpg
File:Schrodinger model of the atom.svg
Schrodinger model of the atom.svg
File:S1M0.png
S1M0.png
File:S2M0.png
S2M0.png
File:P2M0.png
P2M0.png

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