The s orbitals are spherical in shape. The 1s orbital has n=1 l=0 and ml = 0 The 2s orbital has n=2 l=0 and ml = 0 The 2s orbital has n=3 l=0 and ml = 0
The p orbitals are "dumb-bell" shaped n=2 l=1 ml=-1,0,+1The d orbitals are more complicated
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