Nodal Planes- what are they exactly? [ENDORSED]
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Nodal Planes- what are they exactly?
Hi, throughout this past weeks lecture, the term "nodal plane" was used very frequently to describe the shape and configuration of orbitals, though I am uncertain as to what they are.
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Re: Nodal Planes- what are they exactly? [ENDORSED]
A nodal plane is a plane where the probability of finding an electron is zero.
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Re: Nodal Planes- what are they exactly?
Nodal planes are where you won't find any electrons.
Radial nodal planes are spheres that occur as N increases (between s shells, # angular planes = N-L-1)
Angular nodal planes are flat and occur within orbitals (# angular planes = L)
Radial nodal planes are spheres that occur as N increases (between s shells, # angular planes = N-L-1)
Angular nodal planes are flat and occur within orbitals (# angular planes = L)
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Re: Nodal Planes- what are they exactly?
A nodal plane is a plane with the probability of finding a electron is zero. The 2s orbital has a nodal shell, whereas the 2pz orbital or 2p orbitals have a nodal plane.
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Re: Nodal Planes- what are they exactly?
Okay, but for the midterm will we just have to know conceptually what this equation does or will be have to actually use it?
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