World 1 · Hydrogen without planetary orbits · 9 minA cloud is a probability
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An orbital is a wavefunction, not an electron’s path. The cloud samples positions with probability density |ψ|² for a hydrogen atom. The nucleus is at the origin. Colours distinguish the sign of a real wavefunction, not charge. All states shown are stationary; the dots do not trace motion.
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