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What is an atomic orbital, and what are the "rules" about orbitals?
Episode 899th September 2025 • Chemistry Made Simple • Matthew Macariou
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  • Definition of an atomic orbital
  • Using the probability of an electron's location
  • Different types of atomic orbitals
  • How many electrons can be in an orbital, and how they MUST differ
  • Which atomic orbitals exist in which electron shells or energy levels
  • How many orbitals of each orbital type

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