n | orbital size, energy, number of subshells | |
l | orbital shape, number of orbitals in subshell | |
ml | orbital orientation |
0 | s | 0 nodal planes | spherical shape | |
1 | p | 1 nodal plane | dumbbell shape; 2 regions of electron density | |
2 | d | 2 nodal planes | 4 regions of electron density | |
3 | f | 3 nodal planes | 8 regions of electron density |