Which of the following pairs of d - orbitals will have the electron density along the axis?

Which of the following pairs of d-orbitals will have the electron density along the axis?
  1. dz2, dxz
  2. dxz, dyz
  3. dz2, dx2-y2
  4. dxy, dx2-y2

Solution

Those orbitals which have electron densities towards the particular axis are known as axial orbitals. Here, dz2 & dx2-y2 are given. They have electron densities towards the particular axis.

Asked in: NEET 2016 (Phase 2)

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