What does the color or shading of a lobe in an orbital drawing represent? The el

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What does the color or shading of a lobe in an orbital drawing represent?

The electron density in that lobe of the orbital when the orbital is occupied.

select one of the above.

The sign of the wavefunction in that lobe of the orbital. The charge of an electron in a that lobe of the orbital. The spin (up or down) of an electron in that lobe of the orbital. The formal charge of the atom if an electron is present in that lobe of the orbital.

The electron density in that lobe of the orbital when the orbital is occupied.

select one of the above.

Explanation / Answer

The color or shading of a lobe in an orbital represents the " sign of the wave function in that lobe of the orbital". For example, in a p-orbital, there are 2 lobes one represents the positive sign of wave function and other represents the negative sign of wavefunction.

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