Monday, June 25, 2018

theoretical chemistry - What are similarities and differences among shells, orbitals, subshells, and energy levels?


I think I know what these terms mean:



  • each row on the periodic table has a new shell of electrons,

  • a subshell is e.g. 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, etc.,

  • and energy levels are the same as shells,

  • whilst orbitals are the same as subshells.



Is this correct or totally wrong?




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