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In this problem, we are visualizing the s and p orbitals, which is important to understand how these electrons would behave or how we would find them.
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And then we're going to compare the different types of s and p orbitals.
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So first, let's visualize the s orbitals.
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That's what these blue diagrams are.
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These are graphed on an x, y, z plane because these orbitals exist in three -dimensional space.
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We don't see x, y, planes anymore in nature.
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And we can see that they are perfectly symmetrical.
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They look like just around spheres.
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And then for these p orbitals, we have multiple types of p orbitals.
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We have a px orbital, a p, y orbital, and a pz orbital.
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Now, what does that mean? all that it means is that they're oriented differently in space.
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Because remember, we're dealing with an x, y, z plane.
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All of this is saying is we're taking the same orbital, and essentially orienting it or shifting it differently in space.
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That's how we have multiple types of p orbitals.
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But that's what these orbitals look like...