p-orbital  [ENDORSED]

Moderators: Chem_Mod, Chem_Admin

Post Reply
Irma Ramos 2I
Posts: 51
Joined: Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:07 am

p-orbital

Postby Irma Ramos 2I » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:52 pm

I'm not sure if I'm wording this correctly, but when writing the electron configurations, do we have to include the x, y, and z for like the p-orbital or can we simply just write it all as p?
Top
Sabrina Fardeheb 2B
Posts: 51
Joined: Sat Jul 22, 2017 3:00 am
Been upvoted: 1 time

Re: p-orbital

Postby Sabrina Fardeheb 2B » Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:14 pm

Well we write the x y z to indicate the orientation of the element. Writing 2p^1pp is technically correct but I'm assuming we write the x y and z to be more precise and tell us what axis it's on.
Top
Mia Navarro 1D
Posts: 52
Joined: Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:04 am

Re: p-orbital  [ENDORSED]

Postby Mia Navarro 1D » Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:52 am

On exams, there will be given information on which axis the electron orbitals are on. If this information is not given, just write p.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Wave Functions and s-, p-, d-, f- Orbitals”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 5 guests