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Wave Mechanical Model
Wave Mechanical Model: The electrons surrounding the nucleus travel in orbitals.
Other names for Wave Mechanical Model: 1. Modern Wave Mechanical Model
2. Orbital Model
3. Electron Cloud
• ORBITAL: the most probable location of an electron The orbitals appear as dark shaded regions There are no set paths in orbitals
• The nucleus is dense and positively charged
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