Solution Found!
Use the relative size of the 3s orbital represented below
Chapter 7, Problem 60P(choose chapter or problem)
Use the relative size of the \(3 s\) orbital represented on the next page to answer the following questions about orbitals A–D.
(a) Which orbital has the highest value of \(n\) ? (b) Which orbital(s) have a value of \(l=1 ? l=2\) ?
(c) How many other orbitals with the same value of \(n\) have the same shape as orbital B? Orbital C?
(d) Which orbital has the highest energy? Lowest energy?
Equation Transcription:
Text Transcription:
3s
n
|=1
|=2
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Use the relative size of the \(3 s\) orbital represented on the next page to answer the following questions about orbitals A–D.
(a) Which orbital has the highest value of \(n\) ? (b) Which orbital(s) have a value of \(l=1 ? l=2\) ?
(c) How many other orbitals with the same value of \(n\) have the same shape as orbital B? Orbital C?
(d) Which orbital has the highest energy? Lowest energy?
Equation Transcription:
Text Transcription:
3s
n
|=1
|=2
ANSWER:
Solution 60P:
Here we have to answer the following questions depend on the given datas.
3s orbital along with A to D orbitals are given below,
Step 1
(a) Here we have to find out which orbital has the highest value of n.
The structure A represents p-orbital and its expected value is 3 compared with 3s, thus we can say that the structure A is for 3p orbital.
The structure B is double dumbbell shape hence its value minimum n value is 3, thus we can say that the structure B is for 3d orbital.
The structure C also represents p-orbital but the size seems little smaller than structure A, thus it can predict that the n value for structure C is 2, hence it is a 2p-orbital.
The structure D belongs to d-orbital and its n value must be 4 because its structure seems bigger than the 3s orbital. Hence we can say that it is a 4d-orbital.
Thus from the above explanation it has has been found that the structure D has the largest value of n i.e 4.