JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2023 - 25th January Evening Shift - No. 18)

The number of given orbitals which have electron density along the axis is _________

$$\mathrm{p_x,p_y,p_z,d_{xy},d_{yz},d_{xz},d_{z^2},d_{x^2-y^2}}$$

Answer
5

Explanation

The orbitals which have electron density along the axis are all the $p$-orbitals $\left(p_x, p_y\right.$ and $\left.p_z\right)$ while, out of five $d$-orbitals only two $\left(d_{x^2-y^2}\right.$ and $\left.d_{z^2}\right)$ have electron density along the axis.

Therefore, the total number of given orbitals which have electron density along the axis is 5.

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