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The hydrogen atom 2s orbital (from the textbook) |
The 2s orbital of a hydrogen atom is a spherical region of space around the nucleus where an electron is likely to be found. It is part of the second energy level of the atom.
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Sketch of the hydrogen atom 2s orbital from my granddaughter. |
She was just five when she drew this - quite unprompted. She may have been using the WKB approximation though.
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