Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 7 - Sections 7.1-7.6 - Exercises - Review Questions - Page 330: 25

Answer

A quantum-mechanical orbital is a probability distribution map, based on the quantum mechanical model of the atom, used to describe the likely position of an electron in an atom.

Work Step by Step

It is also an allowed energy state for an electron.
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