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Ch.5 - Periodicity & Electronic Structure of Atoms

Chapter 5, Problem 92

What do the different colors in the two lobes of the p orbitals specify?

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Hello everyone today, we are being given the falling problem. The different colors in the lobes of the P and D orbital's indicate different phases. Is this statement true or false. So this statement is true. The lobes of P and D orbital are colored differently. In fact, to indicate different phases. In fact, they may be either plus or minus, like algebraic signs, which represent the different phases of a wave in which these orbital's reside in, and so these phases are what ultimately influences bonding. So as we said, this is true. And with that we've answered the question overall, I hope that this helped, and until next time.