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Offline kk123

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Shape of the p-orbital
« on: July 25, 2013, 11:50:34 PM »
hi,
what should be the true electron probability density or the shape of
a p-orbital? Some say it is ''dumbbell'' and some say it is ''pear-shaped''
If both of them are correct, then what is the difference between them
Ths a lot!



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Re: Shape of the p-orbital
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2013, 10:34:14 AM »
If you take two pears and attach them at the stem end, what do you get?
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Re: Shape of the p-orbital
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2013, 04:01:48 PM »
i would say that the shape is dumbbell.
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