JAMB - Chemistry (2024 - No. 135)

When the subsidiary quantum numbers (l) equals 1, the shape of the orbital is 
spherical
dumb-bell
flat
round

Explanation

l = 1 corresponds to p-subshell, P\(_x\), P\(_y\), P\(_z\) and the shape of p-orbital is dumb-bell. 

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