Atomic Orbital Probability
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n
functions.
1s
2s
3s
4s
5s
6s
7s
2p
x
2p
y
2p
z
3p
x
3p
y
3p
z
4p
x
4p
y
4p
z
5p
x
5p
y
5p
z
6p
x
6p
y
6p
z
3d
x
2
-y
2
3d
z
2
3d
xy
3d
xz
3d
yz
4d
x
2
-y
2
4d
z
2
4d
xy
4d
xz
4d
yz
5d
x
2
-y
2
5d
z
2
5d
xy
5d
xz
5d
yz
6d
x
2
-y
2
6d
z
2
6d
xy
6d
xz
6d
yz
4f
xyz
4f
yz
2
4f
z
3
4f
x(x
2
-3y
2
)
4f
y(3x
2
-y
2
)
4f
z(x
2
-y
2
)
4f
xz
2
5f
xyz
5f
yz
2
5f
z
3
5f
x(x
2
-3y
2
)
5f
y(3x
2
-y
2
)
5f
z(x
2
-y
2
)
5f
xz
2
6f
xyz
6f
yz
2
6f
z
3
6f
x(x
2
-3y
2
)
6f
y(3x
2
-y
2
)
6f
z(x
2
-y
2
)
6f
xz
2
5g
(x
4
+y
4
)
5g
xy(x
2
-y
2
)
5g
zx
3
5g
zy
3
5g
z
2
(x
2
-y
2
)
5g
z
2
xy
5g
z
3
x
5g
z
3
y
5g
z
4
6g
(x
4
+y
4
)
6g
xy(x
2
-y
2
)
6g
zx
3
6g
zy
3
6g
z
2
(x
2
-y
2
)
6g
z
2
xy
6g
z
3
x
6g
z
3
y
6g
z
4
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Dot density
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Contour:
xy(z=0)
xz(y=0)
yz(x=0)
z(x=y)
x(y=z)
y(x=z)
off
Background:
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Black
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Spin
Axes
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Antialias
Stereo:
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Isosurfaces join points of equal value; red and blue show opposite phases (sign) of the wavefunction.
Dot density shows the probability of finding an electron at that location. (Dots are not electrons.)
Contour lines join points of equal value; new lines are drawn at equal intervals.
This page by George Lisensky.
Last updated December 17, 2025.
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