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Describe the main energy level shape and of the 2p * orbital

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The letters, s, p, d, and f designate the shape of the orbital. (The shape is a consequence of the magnitude of the electron's angular momentum, resulting from its angular motion.) An s orbital is spherical with its centre at the nucleus.

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