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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a)

For all values of , the  orbitals have the same shape, but the overall size increases as  increase, for a given atom

b)

The fact that  there is a particular direction along which each  orbital has maximum electron density, plays an important role in determining molecular geometries.

c)

The charge cloud of a single electron in  atomic orbitals consists of two lobes of electron density

d)

None is correct



Question ID - 102201 | SaraNextGen Top Answer

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a)

For all values of , the  orbitals have the same shape, but the overall size increases as  increase, for a given atom

b)

The fact that  there is a particular direction along which each  orbital has maximum electron density, plays an important role in determining molecular geometries.

c)

The charge cloud of a single electron in  atomic orbitals consists of two lobes of electron density

d)

None is correct

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Answer Key / Explanation : (a,b,c) -

For all values of , the  orbitals have the same shape, but the overall size increases as  increase, for a given atom

The fact that  there is a particular direction along which each  orbital has maximum electron density, plays an important role in determining molecular geometries.

The charge cloud of a single electron in  atomic orbitals consists of two lobes of electron density

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