hiksemebs Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 I have seen pictures of the probability distribution (specifically p,d,f-orbitals) but there is one thing I do not understand: There seems to be an "up" and a "down" or left/right for those orbitals. How do I have to picture that? Are those orbitals constantly changing position? Are they oriented in some direction somehow? I can understand that the orbitals will be at a certain location once the atom is bound to some other atom. But what if it's not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiksemebs Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 11:48 AM, hiksemebs said: I have seen pictures of the probability distribution (specifically p,d,f-orbitals) but there is one thing I do not understand: There seems to be an "up" and a "down" or left/right for those orbitals https://mobdro.onl/ https://vidmate.onl/. How do I have to picture that? Are those orbitals constantly changing position? Are they oriented in some direction somehow? I can understand that the orbitals will be at a certain location once the atom is bound to some other atom. But what if it's not? I got this,.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutoroot Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Orientation of orbitals means the specified positions of orbitals. The p orbital is similar to the shape of a dumbbell, with its orientation within a subshell depending on ml. The shape and orientation of an orbital depends on l and ml. To visualize and organize the first three quantum numbers, we can think of them as constituents of a house. In the following image, the roof represents the principal quantum number n, each level represents a subshell l, and each room represents the different orbitals ml in each subshell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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