Drawing Orbitals

[Diana A 2L]

Will we be expected to know the shapes and models of orbitals for the midterm? Will a general understanding suffice? I still have trouble envisioning orbital structures in a 3D space just because I've never dealt with the Z-axis before.

[Rishika Yadav 3D]

I think a general understanding will suffice, as long as you understand how they work.

[Michelle Song 1I]

You probably only have to know the basics of the shapes of the orbitals, like how s-orbitals are a sphere, p-orbitals are like dumbbells, and so on. Also the number of nodes for each type of orbital. I'm pretty sure we don't need to know about f-orbitals though.

[105289321]

I don't think we will have to be able to draw the actual structures but rather be able to identify and understand them.