An orbital with $l = 0$ is what type of orbital? What shape does it have? How many total orbitals does this type have for each principal energy level?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-06T03:52:08

For $l$ =0 the orbital described is an $s$ type orbital.
There is one orbital in the $l$ =0 subshell.
The shape of an s orbital is spherical.

For a higher value of $l$ , more orbital are in the subshell.

Consider the graphic below, which shows quantum number notation:

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An orbital with l = 0l = 0 is what type of orbital? What shape does it have? How many total orbitals does this type have for each principal energy level?