d orbitals

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What does it mean when we say that there are 5 d orbitals?

[Giselle Granda 3F]

There are 5 orbitals in the d-subshell because that subshell only holds a maximum of 10 electrons, and each orbital can only carry 2 electrons max, Therefore, 10/2=5, so 5 orbitals total. Hope this helps!

[ColmConnolly3D]

According to his lecture on the topic, this would mean that the wave function for the electrons in a given atom would have experimentally verifiable solutions that fall into 5 distinct patterns or "lobes". As I understand it, this would be one function that could have 5 general areas of solutions, but I could be incorrect on that point. But basically, what we have to know is that solving the wave function would prove it likely that there are electrons in these areas around the nucleus.

Hope that helps! Sorry if I'm a bit confusing but I'm trying to stick to the specific terminology he used in lecture.

[Lorraine Medina 3E]

This means that there are 5 orbitals in the d subshell. Additionally, since orbitals only carry two electrons each, there would be a total of 10 electrons allowed for the d subshell because 5*2=10.

[Jason_John_2F]

basically the d subshell has 4 orbitals which follow the clover shape on the dxy, dxz, dyz , and dx^2-y^2 and 1 orbital on the dz^2 which looks like 2 lobes with a ring

[Brandon Le 3C]

The 5 d orbitals describe 4 distinct orientations of a clover shape, dxy, dxz, dyz, and dx^2-y^2, and one other orbital that looks like 2 lobes with a donut in the middle: dz^2. These make up the 5 d orbitals.

[David Y]

5 orbitals can hold maximum 10 electrons

[Alen Huang 2G]

5 d orbitals means that there are 5 states the electron in the d subshell can be in, each orbital can contain 2 electrons so 10 electrons in d subshell

[Leyla Anwar 3B]

So 5 d means there are 5 different orbitals in the d-block? Then this means there are 1 for s, 2 for p, 5 for d, and 7 for f? I have been confused on this myself. And the orbitals are the shapes that they (are 'they' electrons?) can take?

[Becca Nelson 3F]

If you remember Dr. Lavelle's drawings it can help you see how the d orbitals work. There is only one orbital s can be (a sphere), p has 3 different orbitals and d has 5 orbitals.

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This means that there are five orbitals in a d sub-shell. Since we know that one orbital holds two electrons, and that a d sub-shell can contain up to ten electrons, we can say that ten divided by two is five. Therefore, there are five orbitals in the d sub-shell.

[Javier Perez M 1H]

Each letter shell has a different amount of orbitals and so forth. p=3 d=5 f=7

[Carolina Gomez 2G]

The d-orbitals are a total of 5 orbitals. Each orbital can hold 2 electrons, therefore the total number of electrons that can be in the d-orbitals are 10 electrons. It also refers to the orientation of the orbitals which can be: 3dz^2, 3dxz, 3dyz, 3dxy, and 3dx^2-y^2.

[Alejandro Gonzalez 2G]

Dr. Lavelle explained in his lecture on orbitals that there are 5 d-orbitals in total, with 3 of them being located in xy-yz-zx planes, 1 being along the x and y axis, and 1 being located along the z-axis and a donut in the xy-plane.

[David Jen 1J]

5 d orbitals means that there are 5 orbitals in the d orbital. Each orbital holds 2 electrons.

[rhettfarmer-3H]

yeah so the d block is known for being 10 elements. So it easy to think of these questions as to the periodic table as a reference. SO the d block is 5 orbital because each orbital 2 electrons each and therefore, we get 10 electrons shown in the d block of the periodic table

[Anthony_Sandoval_1D]

This basically means that there are 5 orbitals in the d-subshell. Additionally, this means that it only holds a maximum of 2 electrons as an orbital can only have 2 electrons.

[Ximeng Guo 2K]

5 orbitals in each d sub-shell