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How do the s,p,d and f orbitals compare in size,shape, and energy

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The shapes can't be compared as they are all unique. You can compare all the s orbitals - as these all have the same shape equally all the p orbitals etc. The only difference there is size - so 1s is a small sphere, 2s is a bigger sphere, 3s even bigger sphere etc.

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