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Electron Orbitals
Diagram of the S and P orbitals
The s subshells are shaped like spheres. Both the 1n and 2n principal shells have an s orbital, but the size of the sphere is larger in the 2n orbital. Each sphere is a single orbital. p subshells are made up of three dumbbell-shaped orbitals. Principal shell 2n has a p subshell, but shell 1 does not.
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"OpenStax College, Atoms, Isotopes, Ions, and Molecules: The Building Blocks. October 16, 2013."
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