CHEMISTRY

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Electronic Structure of Atoms
Each electron in an atom is described by four different quantum numbers. Three of these quantum numbers (n, l, and m) represent three dimensions. wave function for an electron gives the probability of finding the electron at various points in space.

In [|atomic physics] and [|quantum chemistry], **electron configuration** is the arrangement of [|electrons] in an [|atom] , [|molecule] , or other physical structure.. Formally, the [|quantum state] of a particular electron is defined by its [|wave function], a [|complex-valued] function of space and time. According to the [|Copenhagen interpretation] of quantum mechanics, the position of a particular electron is not well defined until an act of measurement causes it to be detected. . [] []