Question

Difference between orbit and orbital. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

orbit is a fixed path around a heavy object on which a lighter object moves due to gravitational forces or electromagnetic forces while an orbital is an uncertain area around the nucleus of an atom in which the probability of finding an electron is maximum.

Answer 2

Answer:

Orbit- it is a well defined circular path. It is non directional

Orbital- It is a 3D region in the space. It is directional.