(a) Discuss the difference in the shapes of s and p orbitals. (b) How many elect

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(a) Discuss the difference in the shapes of s and p orbitals. (b) How many electrons does each orbital hold? (c) Which of these orbitals do electrons occupy first? (d) Which of these orbitals has the electrons with the highest energy, assuming both orbitals are in the same energy level? Be sure to base your answer on what we discussed in THIS class and use the terminology from the materials in THIS course. Your answer must be sufficiently detailed to receive credit, and properly labeled according to the letters above.

Explanation / Answer

a)   s- orbital is sphereical shape

      d - orbital is double dumbell shape

b)

any orbital can takes only two electrons

so both s - and d - orbital can occupy two electrons only

c)

electrons occupy first in   s orbital

d)

d- orbitals have highest energy

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