Chemistry: Can an atom have more than one orbital?

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Can an atom have more than one orbital shape (Im looking at the wave equation)? or is there only one orbital for the atom's electrons?

2007-11-19 01:21:07 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

That makes no sense... please clarify Paul B.

2007-11-19 02:13:57 · update #1

Every atom has as many orbitals as you want to write down, but only some of them are used in the lowest energy state.

2007-11-19 01:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by Facts Matter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋