Orbital is defined as the region around the nucleus where the probability of finding the electron is maximum. How is the probability of finding the electron maximum?
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in order to have a clear understanding of the concept of electron cloud the case of a rapidly revolving fan can be considered. when the fan is at rest or is moving each of the three blades of the fan occupies only a part of the circular space, but when the fan revolves rapidly , it appears as if it were occupying the entire circular space. Here the rapidly moving fan can be compared with an electron moving briskly in a shell of an atom which would occupy effectively the entire space round the nucleus , but at any given time the probability if its being maximum in a 3 d space. This space is called atomic orbital. The electron is free to be found anywhere in the atomic orbital at any given time
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