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How do we determine how many orbitals to draw?

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An s orbital is a sphere. In two dimensions, we draw it as a circle.

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One orbital looks like a p orbital with two doughnuts around its middle.

Two orbitals have eight lobes pointing towards the corners of a cube.

Four orbitals have six lobes oriented in various planes (e

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