A nodal plane separates the two lobes of ap orbital. What is the likelihood of finding the electron on this plane
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The likelihood of finding an electron on a nodal plane is zero. This is because a nodal plane is a region where the wave function of the electron is zero, which means that there is no probability of finding an electron in that specific region. The probability of finding an electron is highest at the regions with the highest electron density, which are located away from the nodal planes.