A d atomic orbital has a shape resembling
Question 28 options:
a) a sphere
b) a four leaf clover
c) a dumb-bell
d) a pyramid
e) the letter 't'
is the correct answer b)?
1 answer
The correct answer is c) a dumb-bell. Atomic orbitals are regions of space around the nucleus where there is a high probability of finding an electron. The shape of the d orbital is described as having two lobes with a nodal plane running between them, resembling a dumb-bell.
1 answer