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OpenStudy (aripotta):

can someone explain electron configurations and orbitals?

OpenStudy (aripotta):

ok. what is the outer shell? and what kind of bonds are you talking about?

OpenStudy (aripotta):

i'm so confused :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well better yet they're used to show how many electrons are in each shell

OpenStudy (aripotta):

i mean, i read and read and read, but it still doesn't make sense

OpenStudy (aripotta):

what's a shell? s, p, d, and f?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

shells=orbitals essentially

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so basically have you seen pictures of atoms

OpenStudy (aripotta):

yea, with the electrons zinging around?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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