Answer to Question #71934 in General Chemistry for joj

Question

Are the 3 p orbitals in an energy level arranged at right angles to each other?

Answer 1

Solution:
At any one energy level, we have three absolutely equivalent p orbitals pointing mutually at right angles to each other along the x-,y-,z-axes. These are arbitrarily given the symbols px, py and pz. The size of the p orbitals also increases as the energy level or shell increases [1].
Answer: Yes, they are.
Source:
https://archives.library.illinois.edu/erec/University%20Archives/1505050/Rogers/Text5/Tx53/tx53.html