Question

Orbitals are best described as __________.

Answer
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a three-dimensional space where electrons and neutrons interact with each other

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a three-dimensional space where an electron spends most of its time with no more than 1 other electron, forming a pair

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a shell that can hold any number of electrons

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a three-dimensional space where electrons and protons interact with each other

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a three-dimensional space where an electron spends most of its time with at least 3 other electrons

Answer 1

The best description of orbitals is:

**a three-dimensional space where an electron spends most of its time with no more than 1 other electron, forming a pair.**

This option highlights the probability distribution of an electron within a specific area of space around the nucleus, describing it as a region where the presence of the electron is most likely, and also considers electron pairing in terms of the Pauli exclusion principle.