Chemistry A-Level
Orbital
What Orbital means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
A region of space where the probability of finding an electron is high, holding a maximum of two electrons.
A region of space around the nucleus where there is a high probability of finding an electron, holding a maximum of two electrons with opposite spins.
Topics that use Orbital
- Fundamental particles (AQA A-Level)
- Electron structure (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Atomic orbital
- Atomic orbitals
- Cations lose electrons, anions gain electrons
- Distinguishing capacity from filling order
- Electron capacity of s-, p- and d-sub-shells
- Electron configuration
- electrostatic attraction
- First ionisation energy
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