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Grade 10Physical Chemistry

Sir/Maam,
I am studying the elctron orbital theory. I wanted to know if there is any reason for orbitals to have the shapes that they demonstrate.
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Shiv

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10 Years agoGrade 10
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10 Years ago
s orbitals are wavefunctions with l = 0. They have an angular distribution taht is uniform at evry agle. hence they are spherical in shape.
 
p orbitals are have one angular node(one angle at which the probability o finding elctron is almot zero.)
they have umbel shape.
 
d – orbitals have wave fnction with l = 2. 
have more complex than p orbitals
(2 anglees at which probabilty of finding an elctron is always zero.