Question

What is the shape of the p-orbital?

Answer 1

p-orbital:

• It has a dumb-bell shape. It is distinguished in three different orbitals such as ${\mathrm{p}}_{\mathrm{x}}$, ${\mathrm{p}}_{\mathrm{y}}$, and ${\mathrm{p}}_{\mathrm{z}}$.
• Each orbital contains two regions of probability which are opposite sides of the nucleus with x, y, and z-axis.

The following is a detailed description of the p-shape orbitals:

• An electron is found to have an equal probability of the pair that is located in any of the three directions at any moment.
• The $\mathrm{\pi }$-bond overlaps each other like a side-way p-p overlap in which the $\mathrm{\pi }$-bond is the electron cloud above the sigma bond due to high energy electrons.
• The filled p-orbital has six electrons which are three pairs which show each pair occupied one of the perpendicular dumb-bell.
• Starts with 2p and higher p-orbitals are 3p, 4p, 5p, 6p, and 7p are more complex so it has a spherical node as well.