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an atomic orbital is
the location of an electron in an atom
the maximum distance that an electron can exist from the nucleus
where an electron spends 99% of its time
the region of space in which an electron can be found
the path that an electron travels in an atom
An atomic orbital is defined as the region of space in which an electron can be found. It is not a fixed path (electrons do not follow fixed paths like planets around the sun), not just a single location, not the maximum distance (electrons can be at various distances within the orbital's region), and not a strict 99% time - spent area (it's a probability - based region).
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the region of space in which an electron can be found