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Chapter 3, problem 12, says, what is an orbital diagram? provide an example.
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An orbital is the location on an atom where the probability of finding an electron is at its greatest.
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There are many different orbitals, and a great way to represent them is using an orbital diagram.
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An orbital diagram is also a great way to represent electron configuration.
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So let's do an example.
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Let's say we have boron.
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Boron has an atomic number 5, therefore a neutral atom of boron has 5 protons and 5 electrons.
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The electron configuration for boron is as follows.
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1s2, 2, s2, 2, p, 1.
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And we know this is correct because we can count 5 electrons.
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
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An orbital diagram will visually represent where those electrons.
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Electrons are located.
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So an orbital diagram is shown by having a box that orbital...