What are the differences between orbit and orbital?

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S.No.	Orbit	S.No.	Orbital
1.	It is a well defined circular path around the nucleus.	1.	It is a region (or) space around the nucleus where the electron is most likely to be found
2.	It represents planar motion of an electron.	2.	It represents three dimensional motion of an electron
3.	Orbits are non- directional	3.	Orbitals are directional except s-orbital
4.	Orbits cannot explain the shape of molecules	4.	Orbitals can explain the shape of molecules
5.	The maximum number of electrons of the orbit is 2n²	5.	The maximum number of electrons in any orbital are 2.

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