What is an example of an electron orbital practice problem?
1 Answer
Mar 3, 2016
I think you meant atomic orbital. Electrons aren't a class of orbitals, and there is no such thing as an orbital belonging to an electron.
- Determine the number of orbitals in a theoretical subshell in which
#l = 5# . (Hint: it corresponds to#m_l = 0, 1, . . . , pml# ) What letter might correspond to this orbital subshell? Recall that the orbital lettering goes alphabetically after#f# . - Look up a radial distribution graph of the
#2s# atomic orbital, and determine how many#a_0# from the center of the orbital can you never find an electron, ever (except for#r = 0# and#r -> oo# ). - How many nodes does a
#3d# orbital have? Show that it is#2# . What is the relationship between the#n# and the total number of nodes in general? Which are angular and which are radial nodes? Recall that the number of radial nodes is#n - l - 1# .
Answers:
#color(white)("h, because it goes s, p, d, f, g, h where "l = 5.#
#color(white)("There are 2*5+1 = 11 orbitals in this subshell.")# #color(white)("2a"_0)# #color(white)(n - 1 "tells you how many total nodes there")#
#color(white)("are in general, so there are no radial nodes"#
#color(white)("because " n - l - 1 = 0. "So we know that"#
#color(white)(n - 1 = 2.)#