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The s Orbital Shape
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Every s orbital, l = 0, has a spherical probability region centered on the nucleus, the simplest shape at every shell.
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The 1s orbital is a single sphere; the 2s orbital is a larger sphere with an internal node.
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A larger n's s orbital is not merely a bigger sphere — it gains internal nodes as n increases.