Do atomic orbitals exist or are they primarily useful inventions to aid our understanding
CHEMISTRY · Subjective · CBSE · Chemistry · Structure of Atom · Structure of Atom
Problem
Do atomic orbitals exist or are they primarily useful inventions to aid our understanding? What consequences might questions about the reality of scientific entities have for the public perception and understanding of the subject? If they are only inventions, how is it that they can yield such accurate predictions?