Solids: Thermodynamics and Bonding
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Electron Distributions on Atoms
·The electron distributions on atoms are described by wave-functions of the types illustrated below. Each quantum state of an atom can accept two electrons with opposite spin. 
·The s-state is a spherically symmetric state with an angular momentum quantum number l = 0. It can accept two electrons. The 1s state has the lowest energy and a principal quantum number, n = 1. For the 2s and 3s states n = 2 , 3, respectively. For each of these states, l = 0 and m = 0
·The p-states are non-spherically symmetric and are associated with the angular momentum quantum number, l = 1. The  p-state bonds are directional and have m = 1, 0, -1. The full p-state has a spherically symetric electron charge distribution.
From: Newey and Weaver,
"Materials Principles and Practice,"
Butterworth (1990)