Differentiate between orbits and orbitals.
Orbits
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Orbitals
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1. It is fixed path along which the electrons revolve around the nucleus.
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1. It is the region in the space where the probability of finding an electron is maximum.
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2. Orbits are designated by letters K, L, M, N, O, P.
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2. Orbitals are designated by letters s, p, d, f.
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3. Orbit is circular paths or elliptical in shape.
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3. The orbitals have different geometrical shapes. e.g. s Spherical, p-dumb bell shaped.
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4. The maximum number of electrons in an orbit is given by 2n2 rule.
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4. Orbital can contain maximum two electrons with opposite spins ()
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5. The number of orbits from the nucleus are n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc.
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5. The number of orbitals relative to energy level are n2=1, 4, 9, 16 etc.
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