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electron orbitals in atoms
How the location of an electron affects its energy
Understanding the arrangement of electrons in atoms
atomic orbitals Nonbonding orbitals in triplet and singlet states
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Periodic Table of the elements concept image (chemistry)
Facts You Should Know: The Periodic Table Quiz
Italian-born physicist Dr. Enrico Fermi draws a diagram at a blackboard with mathematical equations. circa 1950.
Physics and Natural Law
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8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.
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Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
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Plato (left) and Aristotle, detail from School of Athens, fresco by Raphael, 1508-11; in the Stanza della Segnatura, the Vatican. Plato points to the heavens and the realm of Forms, Aristotle to the earth and the realm of things.
Plato and Aristotle: How Do They Differ?
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How the location of an electron affects its energy
Overview of the different orbital shapes and sizes.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Understanding the arrangement of electrons in atoms
Overview of sublevels and shells in orbitals.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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electron orbitals in atoms
(Left) s orbital; (right) p orbital.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
atomic orbitals
Electrons fill in shell and subshell levels in a semi-regular process, as indicated...
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Nonbonding orbitals in triplet and singlet states
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