Caption: Animation of the structure of the 5f x3 orbital, one of the seven 5f atomic orbitals. Orbitals contain an atom's electrons, which are found around the central atomic nucleus (not seen). Each orbital can hold two electrons. This 5f orbital is the only 5f orbital with this ring and lobe geometry. The others have more lobes and are radially symmetrical. An atomic orbital is a mathematical model of the location of an electron around an atomic nucleus. Electrons do not orbit the nucleus as might be imagined, but instead exist as a standing wave around it. The phases of the wave are arbitrarily coloured red (negative) and blue (positive).


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5f x3 atomic orbital

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