The region of space around the nucleus where the probability of finding the electron is maximum is called a/an __________.

shell

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orbital

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subshell

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proton

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Solution

The correct option is B orbital
According to Erwin schrodinger model of an atom, instead of orbits of Bohr's model, the electrons are thought to exist in a particular region of space around the nucleus at a given instant of time.
The region of space around the nucleus where the probability of finding the electron is maximum is called an orbital.

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