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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Likely to be found

"Orbitals are the regions of space in which electrons are most likely to be found."

According to Cambridge dictionary, "likely" refers to something that will probably happen. I am confused here. Do "likely to be found" express future meaning or general meaning?

Source: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/likely

https://socratic.org/chemistry/the-electron-configuration-of-atoms/arrangement-of-electrons-in-orbitals-spd-and-f

  

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It's a general statement.

  • It's a general statement.
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It's a general statement.

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