Answer to Question #134939 in Inorganic Chemistry for NISAA

Question

What are the similarities and the difference between:
i. a 1s orbitals and a 3s orbitals
ii. a 2px orbitals and 2pz orbitals

Answer 1

I. The 1s orbital is smaller in size than the 2s orbital.

II. The 2px,2py and 2pz orbitals of an atom have identical shapes but differ in their orientation in space.