Question

here are sketches of four electron orbitals: are any of them s orbitals? yes no list the s orbitals, if any. are any of them p orbitals? yes no list the p orbitals, if any.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the shape of s - orbital

An s - orbital has a spherical shape. Looking at the given sketches, none of them (A, B, C, D) have a spherical shape. So, for the question "Are any of them s orbitals?", the answer is no.

Step2: Recall the shape of p - orbital

A p - orbital has a dumb - bell shape. Sketch A has a dumb - bell shape. So, for the question "Are any of them p orbitals?", the answer is yes, and the p - orbital is A.

Answer:

• Are any of them s orbitals? : no
• List the s orbitals, if any. : (leave blank)
• Are any of them p orbitals? : yes
• List the p orbitals, if any. : A