subshells
Orbital energy groupings
Subshells are subdivisions within electron shells in atomic structure.
Each shell contains one or more subshells, designated by letters (s, p, d, f), which describe the shape and energy of electron orbitals: The 2p subshell can hold up to six electrons.
In computing, a subshell is a child process spawned by a shell to execute commands in isolation from the parent environment.
atomic
Electron probability distributions
- electronsNegative charges in atoms
- angular momentumRotational motion quantity
- valence electronsOutermost electrons determining reactivity
- atomic orbitalsRegions of electron probability
electron cloud · wavefunction · energy levels · degeneracy · node
orbitals
Electron probability distributions
- electronsNegative charges in atoms
- angular momentumRotational motion quantity
- valence electronsOutermost electrons determining reactivity
atomic orbitals · electron cloud · wavefunction · energy levels · degeneracy · node
hierarchical level in atomic structure
subshellsshells
Protective outer layers
electron shells · energy levels · nucleus · orbitals · atom