Question

write short difference between orbit and orbital ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Differences between Orbit and Orbitals

An orbit is the simple planar representation of an electron. An orbital refers to the dimensional motion of an electron around the nucleus in a three-dimensional motion. An orbital can simply be defined as the space or the region where the electron is likely to be found the most.Sep 20, 2019

Answer 2

ORBIT  

• it is well defined circular path around the nucleus in which electrons revolve according to Bohr's model of an atom.
• An orbit can accommodate  $2n^{2}$  electrons where n represents the number of orbit.
• the revolution of the electron in an orbit is against the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
• Orbits are circular.
• Orbits are nondirectional.

ORBITAL

• it is three-dimensional space around the nucleus in which the probability of finding an electron is maximum. this is in accordance with the quantum mechanics model of the atom.
• orbital can accommodate the maximum of two electrons only.
• the concept of an orbital is in accordance with the uncertainty principle.
• the probability distribution of charge cloud in different orbitals is different full stop this gives them different shapes.
• except sorbital, all other orbitals are directional in nature.